2024-09-27 12:04:27
Beijing: China on Thursday said it strictly adheres to the policy of no-first use of nuclear weapons and the recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will have no impact on it. “China’s nuclear policy is very stable and consistent,” said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defense. We strictly adhere to the nuclear policy of no first use of nuclear weapons and adopt a nuclear strategy of self-defense.
“We have promised that we will not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against nuclear-weapon-free countries or nuclear-weapon-free zones,” he said in a press conference while responding to a question about the launch of an ICBM. Will not give. China will maintain its nuclear capabilities at the level necessary for national security.
He declined to give further details about the ICBM launched on Wednesday, saying it should be emphasized that it is in line with international law and international exercises and is not aimed at any specific country or target. China’s military published photos of the ICBM launch on Thursday. ‘People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force’ made public four pictures of the missile being fired.
According to the news of the Chinese newspaper ‘China Daily’, this is an unusual step for the PLA as it has rarely published photographs of its intercontinental ballistic missiles. China’s Defense Ministry had said on Wednesday that China had launched missile tests in the Pacific Ocean. An intercontinental ballistic missile has been tested in.