The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is rapidly pursuing nuclear armament across the board and seems reluctant to enter into any sort of arms control agreement such as the one the United States previously maintained with the Soviet Union, according to Sen. Angus King (I-Maine). “Right now, China seems totally uninterested in that proposition,” King said. The comments came as part of a keynote address on the issue of nuclear nonproliferation at a virtual conference held by Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies on Sep. 21, during which he expressed concern for the current state of nonproliferation efforts and voiced concern about China’s refusal to slow or halt its own process of nuclear armament. King further stated that the CCP was likely attempting to reach full parity with the United States in terms of its number of nuclear weapons and their capabilities. “That makes this a dangerous situation,” …