"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 tons," US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno said in Geneva, Switzerland."
""decoupling - a method to decrease the effectiveness of seismic monitoring - to hide its activities from the world,""
""committed to peaceful development, follows a policy of 'no first use' of nuclear weapons, and a nuclear strategy that focuses on self-defense and adheres to its nuclear testing moratorium.""
US officials assert that China conducted nuclear explosive tests, including preparations for yields in the hundreds of tons, and used 'decoupling' to muffle seismic signals. A US official dated one such test to June 22, 2020. China’s embassy statement emphasized commitment to peaceful development, a no-first-use policy, self-defense-focused nuclear strategy, and adherence to a testing moratorium. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty bans explosive nuclear tests; the last US test was 1992 and China's was 1996. The US accusation follows the expiration of New START and occurs amid reported Chinese nuclear arsenal expansion.
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