Beijing risks stoking new arms race with move although military says expansion of the US missile defence has left it with no choice The Chinese military is poised to send submarines armed with nuclear missiles into the Pacific Ocean for the first time, arguing that new US weapons systems have so undermined Beijing's existing deterrent force that it has been left with no alternative. Chinese military officials are not commenting on the timing of a maiden patrol, but insist the move is inevitable....
China to send nuclear-armed submarines into Pacific amid tensions with US
The Guardian - 26 May 2016 06:26
Beijing risks stoking new arms race with move although military says expansion of the US missile defence has left it with no choice The Chinese military is poised to send submarines armed with nuclear missiles into the Pacific Ocean for the first time, arguing that new US weapons systems have so undermined Beijing's existing deterrent force that it has been left with no alternative. Chinese military officials are not commenting on the timing of a maiden patrol, but insist the move is inevitable....
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