Warhead stockpile 'defensive'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="guesses">guesses</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arsenals">arsenals</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="disarmament">disarmament</span>, <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> 10 <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stockpile">stockpile</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 250.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> (<span word="SIPRI">SIPRI</span>) <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arsenals">arsenals</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="between">between</span> 100 <span word="and">and</span> 120, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 90 <span word="to">to</span> 110, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>.</p><p><span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>."</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="prohibition">prohibition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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