JAKARTA - The US intelligence agency believes that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons, according to a report by the CNN television station citing several sources familiar with the intelligence assessment.
The US intelligence agency quoted Antara, Sunday, February 22, claiming that China conducted an explosive nuclear test in June 2020, a move that the US said reflected China's ambition to turn its nuclear capabilities into the most technologically advanced in the world.
The development reportedly includes the development of missiles capable of carrying multiple mini-nuclear warheads.
China is also suspected of developing low-yield tactical nuclear weapons, which the country has not previously possessed.
The spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, Liu Pengyu, told the television station that the US "has distorted and vilified China's nuclear policy."
"This is a political manipulation aimed at pursuing nuclear hegemony and avoiding the responsibility of nuclear disarmament itself... China firmly opposes such a narrative," Liu said.
"The US accusations about China conducting nuclear tests are completely unfounded. China opposes any attempt by the United States to fabricate excuses to continue its own nuclear tests," Liu added.
US officials told CNN that the administration of US President Donald Trump is determined to include China in a nuclear weapons deal.
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