China Would Consider Using Nuclear Weapons First

DF-31A nuclear missiles of the PLA Second Artillery Force participated in the National Day parade. China Military Report

China Could Consider Nuclear First Use, Documents Indicate -- Global Security Newswire

Official Chinese records indicate the nation's armed forces would weigh the use of nuclear weapons against a nuclear-armed country attacking its cities or critical infrastructure, Kyodo News reported today (see GSN, Aug. 17, 2010).

The planning document, titled "Lowering the Threshold of Nuclear Threats," could increase worries about Beijing's nuclear deterrent in Washington, Tokyo and other capitals, according to the news agency. China has formally ruled out initiating a nuclear first strike against another power.

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