The U.S. Withdrawal From The INF Treaty Is Aimed At China -- News, Commentary, And Analysis


Mu Cui and Wesley Rahn, DW: INF Treaty: Would US dropout begin an arms race with China?

The strategic rivalry between the US and China in the Asia Pacific could heat up if both sides develop new nuclear weapons. Chinese media are already calling for Beijing to expand its nuclear deterrence capability.

Last Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced during a speech that the US would be pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia.

Although China is not included in the landmark treaty, which prohibits the development of intermediate-range, ground-based nuclear and conventional missiles, Beijing is clearly being put under pressure by the potential expansion of US military capacity.

On Monday, US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrived in Moscow and reiterated that the US would begin developing intermediate-range weapons capability if Russia and China continued developing and testing similar weapons.

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The U.S. Withdrawal From The INF Treaty Is Aimed At China -- News, Commentary, And Analysis

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