China may have 3,000 nuclear warheads: US report

[beijingwalker]

China may have 3,000 nuclear warheads: US report
30 Nov, 2011, 03.31PM IST, PTI

WASHINGTON: A US university students' project has stumbled upon figures that China's could have 3,000 nuclear warheads, many times larger than the well established estimates of arms-control experts, sounding alarm bells in Pentagon.

Goergetown University students logging into sources as disparate as Google Earth, blogs and military journals have come out with an exhaustive research report claiming that the Chinese have built a vast network of secret underground tunnels to hide a sophisticated missile and nuclear arsenal.

Calling it " Underground Great Wall", the students pushed on by their hard charging professor, a former top Penatgon official, have said in the report that China could have as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads, far higher than the current estimates which range from 80 to 400, Washington Post reported.

The 363-page study, which according to the Post has not been published yet has claimed that Chinese Second Artillery Corps- designated to handle nuclear weapons- has dug thousands of miles of tunnels across the country to disperse the nukes and keep them away from prying eyes in the sky.

The study is yet to be released, but Washington Post said it has already sparked a Congressional hearing and been circulated among top officials in the Pentagon including the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff.

The students' professor, Philip Karber, 65 spent the Cold War as a top strategist reporting directly to the Secretary of Defence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the paper said.

US official could not be reached to comment on the report, Washington Post said.

 

[PteX]

Tell me, what`s the difference? 400 nukes or 3000, the world will be destroyed either way if any of the nuclear powers starts nuking the other.

 

[untitled]

Tell me, what`s the difference? 400 nukes or 3000, the world will be destroyed either way if any of the nuclear powers starts nuking the other.

If you subscribe to the philosophy of more the merrier you will be feeling better

 

[CorporateAffairs]

We need just 3 nukes

B, H, S gone for their money

 

[beijingwalker]

We need just 3 nukes

B, H, S gone for their money

you want to bomb China?

 

[CorporateAffairs]

you want to bomb China?

where did i say that buddy

 

[bdslph]

5 nukes are good enough to destroy the world heheheh but China well done

 

[Lyrical Mockery]

an act of self-assurance i guess.

 

[SinoChallenger]

We only need to reserve half of that ~1500 for india. So don't worry about PLA 2nd Artillery. Aal Iz Well

 

[Lyrical Mockery]

1500 nukes is too much even for the whole planet.

 

[anon45]

This is a rehash of old news with at least 2 already existing threads it would be right at home in.

Also if true this is rather good for the US. The Chinese havn't had the experience of having a huge nuclear arsenal sit and gather dust at the coffer's expense like the US and Russian governments have. Looks like they want the experience.

If not true then thread is moot.

 

[Imran Khan]

so what is the pain in US back? china has right to make 3000 or 300000.00000.0000 nukes as US has same apply on whole world even somalia has right for 5000 nukes

 

[Lyrical Mockery]

so what is the pain in US back? china has right to make 3000 or 300000.00000.0000 nukes as US has same apply on whole world even somalia has right for 5000 nukes

and that is the reason India and Pakistan never signed NPT.

A large stockpile doesn't only gives self-assurance but also effects adversaries psychologically. And i think China has the resources to maintain 3000 nukes.

 

[Imran Khan]

and that is the reason India and Pakistan never signed NPT.

A large stockpile doesn't only gives self-assurance but also effects adversaries psychologically. And i think China has the resources to maintain 3000 nukes.

thats one of few good things we did right dear .US or IAEA has no right to stop others ar sanction others .first usa lay down nukes with number 0.00 then bash on others .

 

[Mytime]

If you subscribe to the philosophy of more the merrier you will feel better

Thank god , the world still has sensible people around and not everyone subscribes to that kind of philosophy to "feel better"