Beijing [China]: China has strongly refuted US President Donald Trump\u2019s accusation that it is secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests, dismissing the claim as \u201ccompletely false.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to Trump\u2019s remarks made during a CBS interview on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reaffirmed Beijing\u2019s commitment to a defensive nuclear strategy and its adherence to a moratorium on nuclear testing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a nuclear-weapon state, China follows a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, maintains a self-defensive nuclear strategy, and has fully observed its commitment to halt nuclear testing,\u201d Mao said, as quoted by Global Times.<\/p>\n
She further stressed that China supports the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and urged Washington to uphold its own responsibilities under the pact. \u201cWe hope the United States will also continue its moratorium on nuclear testing and contribute to global peace and stability,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
During his CBS 60 Minutes interview, Trump claimed that several nations \u2014 including Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan \u2014 were already carrying out nuclear tests, suggesting that the US should resume its own testing program.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia\u2019s testing and China\u2019s testing, but they don\u2019t talk about it. We\u2019re an open society \u2014 other countries are testing. We\u2019re the only country that doesn\u2019t,\u201d Trump said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re going to test because they test, and others test. Certainly, North Korea\u2019s been testing. Pakistan\u2019s been testing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump made the comments while discussing his plan to restart nuclear weapons testing after more than three decades, citing Russia\u2019s recent trials of advanced nuclear-capable systems, including the Poseidon underwater drone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason I\u2019m saying testing is because Russia announced they were going to be doing a test. North Korea is testing constantly. Other countries are testing. We\u2019re the only one that doesn\u2019t, and I don\u2019t want to be the only one,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He further claimed that the United States possesses \u201cmore nuclear weapons than any other country\u201d and revealed that he had previously discussed denuclearization efforts with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times,\u201d Trump said. \u201cRussia has a lot of nuclear weapons, and China will have quite a bit too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last Thursday, Trump announced the immediate resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, pointing to Russia\u2019s recent actions as justification. Before boarding Air Force One, he told reporters that while denuclearization would be \u201ca tremendous thing,\u201d restarting nuclear tests was \u201cappropriate\u201d given the actions of other powers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey seem to all be nuclear testing,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe have more nuclear weapons than anybody. We don\u2019t do testing \u2014 but if others are testing, I think it\u2019s appropriate that we do also.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also claimed that preparations for testing were already underway but did not reveal specific details about the timing or location. When asked if such a move could heighten global nuclear tensions, Trump responded, \u201cI think we have it pretty well locked up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a law officially terminating a long-dormant plutonium disposal agreement with the US. The 2000 pact required both nations to dispose of 34 tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium that were no longer intended for military use, a key measure aimed at curbing nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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