China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup

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China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup

April 9, 2022 at 5:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/04/09/china-is-accelerating-its-nuclear-buildup/

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“China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change in its assessment of the threat posed by the U.S., shedding new light on a buildup that is raising tension between the two countries,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The Chinese nuclear effort long predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the U.S.’s wariness about getting directly involved in the war there has likely reinforced Beijing’s decision to put greater emphasis on developing nuclear weapons as a deterrent… Chinese leaders see a stronger nuclear arsenal as a way to deter the U.S. from getting directly involved in a potential conflict over Taiwan.”

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[PufPuf23]

1. The Ukraine War convinces me that humanity is too immature (perhaps

by nature) and lacks the technology to successfully use nuclear technology at present.

I mean for weaponry and for energy.

Energy is presented as a solution (and maybe is in the future) but at present only digs a deeper hole for humanity with major and unknown risks beyond the immediate.

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3. We've had two nuclear meltdowns in 30 years. Chornobyl will not

be safe for hundreds of thousands of years. If we have an accident every 30 years there will be no real estate left on the planet by then. It will all be nuclear accident exclusion zones.

[Lancero]

7. Free of humans, Chernobyl has rapidly become a nature reserve.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190701-why-plants-survived-chernobyls-deadly-radiation

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00988-4

The land is perfectly safe for nature to reclaim and thrive. As much as this clashes with anthropocentric ideologies, the planet would be better off with more nature reserves like Chernobyl rapidly became.

[Journeyman]

2. Understandable, especially in light of Pres. Obama's plan to upgrade the US nuclear arsenal . . .

Only a matter of time before our "nuclear competitors" reacted -- or simply continued the buildup that spurred Obama to reassess our deterrence capabilities.

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4. It is understandable since Putin has blackmailed the west with nuclear weapons to

get what they want so effectively.

[meadowlander]

5. And why wouldn't you when having nukes is the get out of war crimes free card?

[Xolodno]

6. Every nation that has attempted to proliferate them and failed...

...has found itself in the bad end of a revolt (South Africa excluded). Of course we can say Iran...but if you ask me, they probably already have them, its just a question of the number.

Nuclear weapons keep governments stable as no other governments want to destabilize them and accidently put them in control of a maniac.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

8. China's latest nuke capable hypersonic missile is suborbital in nature, may linger in space

The High Ground, launch nuclear missiles into space without fear of being intercepted