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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Beijing Defends Buildup of Its Nuclear Arsenal

China Needs Weapons to Deter Nuclear Attack, Military Paper Says -- Wall Street Journal
Beijing Defends Buildup of Its Nuclear Arsenal

SHANGHAI—China needs weapons capable of retaliating against any nuclear attack on the country, according to a commentary in the nation's main military newspaper that sought to explain the strategic thinking behind Beijing's push to modernize its atomic arsenal.

The commentary, published Thursday in the official Liberation Army Daily, also reiterated China's longstanding stated policy that it "will never be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time and under any circumstances."

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More News On China's Nuclear Policy Statement

China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance -- Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63L0PR20100422


China Details Nuclear Strategy -- Global Security Newswire
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100422_9457.php


China Publishes Own Nuclear Doctrine -- Hamsayeh.net
http://www.hamsayeh.net/hamsayehnet_iran-international%20news1167.htm

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