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CIA Director: Russia Understands ‘Seriousness’ and Consequences of Using Nuclear Weapons

February 26, 2023
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As nuclear rhetoric from Russia escalates tensions with the West, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns said Russian spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin, understands there will be “serious consequences” for Russia if U.S. warnings against nuclear arms use in Ukraine are ignored. During a Feb. 26 interview with the CBS talk show “Face The Nation,” Burns…

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NATO Shares Concerns Over Beijing’s ‘Coercive Policies, Expanding Nuclear Program’

September 28, 2021
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to be transparent about its expanding nuclear arms program during a meeting with State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. The NATO secretary general and the PRC foreign minister connected during a virtual meeting on Sept. 27 where they discussed NATO-China relations…

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Nuclear Arms Are Now Musts for Taiwan and Japan

September 21, 2021
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Commentary To counter Beijing’s growing belligerence in the South China Sea, Australia last week changed course: It canceled an order with France for conventional submarines that it feared were no longer adequate to protect its national interests, and entered into an alliance with the United States and the UK that involves acquiring a fleet of…

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US Says China Is Resisting Nuclear Arms Talks

May 18, 2021
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GENEVA—China is resisting bilateral talks with the United States on nuclear weapons, the U.S. disarmament ambassador told a U.N. conference on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to advance efforts to reduce nuclear arms stockpiles. “Despite the PRC’s dramatic build-up of its nuclear arsenal, unfortunately it continues to resist discussing nuclear risk reduction bilaterally with the United…

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