China to Continue Nuclear Weapon Expansion

China to Continue Nuclear Weapon Expansion

Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

Global Security Newswire 2 Jan 09

http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20090202_6084.php

China plans to continue bolstering its nuclear forces to maintain the nation’s strategic deterrence, two generals stated yesterday in a journal affiliated with the Communist Party of China (see GSN, Jan. 26).

“We will accelerate the building of our nuclear and conventional combat strength,” said Gen. Jing Zhiyuan, who commands China’s nuclear forces as head of the Second Artillery Corps, and Gen. Peng Xiaofeng, the corps’ political commissar. “We will strengthen the buildup of combat systems and improve the training of high-quality personnel.”

The article appeared in Qiushi, a journal used by communist leaders to publish their views, Agence France-Presse reported

February 2, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, weapons and war