Moscow. China will have around 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, adding that the alliance needs to rethink its approach and adapt to a “more dangerous and competitive world”. Is.
Addressing the opening session of the 18th annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Mr. Stoltenberg said, “Russia is the most direct threat to our security. But the broader global security landscape is also troubling. China is rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal without any transparency about its capabilities. Iran and North Korea are openly developing their own nuclear programs and delivery systems.” .. In the longer term, we need to rethink and adapt our approach to a more dangerous and competitive world. Is. And that means competition with China. Which is estimated to have 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035.
The Group of Seven (G-7) on Tuesday called on China to engage in strategic risk reduction discussions with the US amid an alleged expansion of the country’s nuclear arsenal and reaffirmed the importance of controlling those goods and technologies. , which can be used for military purposes. Mainly through multilateral export control regimes.” On the same day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that G7 countries arbitrarily criticized other countries’ nuclear policies, constantly undermining the international nuclear disarmament system. .
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