The risk of an accidental nuclear war with China is growing as the regime expands its nuclear arsenal in disregard for international arms control mechanisms, the UK’s national security adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove has warned.
In a virtual speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., Lovegrove said the world is entering a “dangerous new age of proliferation,” in which “technological change is increasing the damage potential of many weapons, and those weapons systems are more widely available.”
He expressed concerns over “the pace and scale with which China is expanding its nuclear and conventional arsenals and the disdain it has shown for engaging with any arms control agreements.”…