Fears of a new global conflict are growing with one side of the chessboard lined up with China and Russia and the other with the United States. In this scenario, news published by The Wall Street Journal revealing how China has accelerated the buildout of its nuclear arsenal after changing its assessment of the threat posed by America can only be worrying. The newspaper cites sources very internal to the Chinese leadership. And although China’s nuclear efforts precede Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the WSJ, the United States’ reluctance to become directly involved in the conflict would have strengthened Beijing’s belief in developing its own nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. In short, something that would convince the US even more to stay out of the war.
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In fact, according to Chinese leaders, a stronger nuclear arsenal could provide the necessary deterrent to prevent Washington from deciding to go straight into the field in the event of a potential conflict over Taiwan. Analysts who have examined the images collected by spy satellites believe Beijing has, among other things, accelerated the construction of more than a hundred suspected missile silos with nuclear warheads in a remote western region of the country. Approximately 119 silos that could house missiles that could even reach United States territory.
A scenario that significantly exacerbates the current tensions and in which Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio intervened: “Italy does not stop believing in diplomacy and maintains an open channel with both warring factions” to “Turkey in diplomatic efforts for peace to support”. Above all he clarified “there will be clear opposition to military intervention by NATO because it would lead to a world war”.
Shortly before, the Russian ambassador to the USA, Anatoly Antonov, had expressed his disappointment at the continued military aid promised to Zelenskyy. Starting with what Boris Johnson announced to the President of Ukraine yesterday. «Other weapons Born in Kyiv? protested the diplomat from Moscow The risk of war with the USA is closer ». And he added: “The continued supply of arms by the West to Ukraine could lead to a direct military confrontation between Russia and the United States. Western states are directly involved as they continue to pump arms and ammunition into Ukraine, fueling further bloodshed. We warn that these actions are dangerous and provocative because they are directed against our state. You can put the United States and the Russian Federation on the path of direct military confrontation ».
Meanwhile, a series of satellite photos arriving from China, focusing on a thousand square kilometers of desert in China’s Gansu province, have raised questions about Beijing’s missile plans. The images show the apparent completion of excavation work on a hundred silos capable of concealing nuclear warhead missiles. The works had already been taken over in June 2021, but were in the initial phase, still covered; Now they would be ready, appearing openly and showing a possible acceleration of the expansion of the arsenal.
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The proliferation of nuclear facilities had already been noted with concern by the head of US Strategic Command, Admiral Charles Richard, who described the arsenal as “stunning”. The notice was posted on the website of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee ahead of the admiral’s (closeddoor) state legislature hearing in Washington. For the American officer, the rearmament in Beijing risks triggering a rapid escalation between the United States and the People’s Republic.
So far, however, Beijing has indicated that it pledges never to use the nuclear weapon first, content with a small arsenal that can act as a deterrent. For some time, however, the development of new devices has been bridging the technological and destructive distance with the United States (last summer, Washington was surprised and shocked by the test of a Chinese hypersonic missile). The new silos, real or suspected, would be large enough to conceal the DF41, longrange missiles that entered service in 2020 and could reach American territory. In this climate of widespread international animosity, the danger of an error in judgment also increases. In March, an Indian missile was launched into Pakistani territory “due to a malfunction. He crashed in a rural area and luckily Islamabad’s defense held their nerve.
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