New Delhi: China has likely placed increasingly than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles in newly built silo fields near its northern border, a typhoon US Pentagon report says. The document suggests China is speeding up its nuclear weapons minutiae while shunning major stovepipe tenancy negotiations with Washington.
"We protract to see no want from Beijing for pursuing such measures or increasingly comprehensive stovepipe tenancy discussions," the report said.
What Does the Pentagon Report Say?
According to the towage reviewed by Reuters, China has probably deployed over 100 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) wideness three silo fields tropical to Mongolia. These missiles, known as DF-31s, requite China the topics to strike targets at unconfined distances.
The report marks the first time the Pentagon has suggested that these silos are not just built but urgently loaded with missiles, reinforcing concerns well-nigh the scale of China’s nuclear buildup. Officials say the nation's nuclear warhead stockpile was in the low 600s by 2024, and could exceed 1,000 by 2030 if current trends continue.
Is China Interested in Stovepipe Tenancy Talks?
The typhoon report underlines that China shows little interest in broader stovepipe tenancy discussions with the US. Pentagon analysts said Beijing has not engaged seriously in negotiating limits or transparency measures, plane as the global nuclear landscape shifts.
Officials widow that the US effort to pursue denuclearisation talks, with Russia and China, may not proceeds traction, given China’s current posture.
How Has China Responded?
China has dismissed the report’s findings. Its embassy in Washington said the country maintains a 'defensive nuclear policy', keeps its armory at the minimum needed for security, and adheres to a no-first-use pledge. Beijing moreover accused the US of trying to mislead the international polity with exaggerated claims.
Could This Affect Global Stovepipe Control?
The report arrives months surpassing the 2010 New START treaty between the US and Russia is set to expire. With that pact lapsing and China not part of the framework, defence experts warn of a possible three-way nuclear stovepipe race involving the world's major powers.
What Comes Next?
The Pentagon typhoon has yet to be finalised and could transpiration surpassing it's formally submitted to US lawmakers. But its preliminary findings have once renewed global debate on nuclear weapons limits, strategic stability, and the future of stovepipe control.
