"DiNanno made the assertions about China at a United Nations disarmament conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, just days after a nuclear treaty with Russia expired. I can reveal that the US government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests, including preparing for tests with designated yields in the hundreds of tonnes, DiNanno said at the conference. China's military sought to conceal testing by obfuscating the nuclear explosions because it recognised these tests violate test ban commitments, he said."
"DiNanno also made his allegations on social media in a series of posts, making the case for new architecture in nuclear weapons control agreements following the expiration of the New START treaty with Russia this week. New START was signed in 2010 and its limits on warheads and launchers are no longer relevant in 2026 when one nuclear power is expanding its arsenal at a scale and pace not seen"
The United States is urging China to join a new nuclear-weapons treaty after the New START accord with Russia expired. Allegations claim China conducted clandestine nuclear explosive tests in 2020, including a June 22 yield-producing test and preparations for tests with designated yields in the hundreds of tonnes, with efforts to conceal testing by obfuscating explosions. The accusations were presented at a United Nations disarmament conference and on social media as part of an argument for new arms-control architecture. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's monitoring system reported no detection of any event consistent with a nuclear-weapon test at the time of the alleged test.
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