China Warns of Nuclear Conflict Risks After Trump Orders Testing
An unarmed Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during a test in 2002.
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China took a veiled swipe at the US for plans to change nuclear policies and warned that maintaining large arsenals increases the risk of conflict, after Washington said it would match its rivals by resuming atomic weapons tests.
“Certain countries continue to adjust their nuclear policies, stubbornly maintaining massive nuclear arsenals, enhancing nuclear deterrence and combat capabilities, thereby heightening the risk of global nuclear conflict,” the State Council Information Office said in a white paper on arms control issued Thursday.