China needs to increase its nuclear warheads to 1,000: Global Times

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Fingers cross they increase nuclear warheads and blame Trump for it.

 

[thewayoftheworld]

If an article like this is coming out, it’s meant to signal that they:

1. already have 1000 warheads if not more
2. They are probably on their way to the 1550 warhead limit set for the US and Russia under New Start, to be seen as one of the big 3 nuclear powers
3. They are a superpower in all important ways

With a new Cold War starting, they are smart to show that part of their hand. It is literally how deterrence works; as we can see by the actions of North Korea.

For Pakistan, building tunnel complexes similar to China will be a force multiplier for its arsenal. Even if only hundreds of miles of tunnels are built it will make a first strike very hard for an enemy contemplating it. Coupled with building out the triad and making missiles out of composite carbon fiber materials will ensure Pakistan maintains a Credible minimum deterrent.

In terms of numbers, Pakistan would need more advanced warheads with decoys, MIRVs, and larger numbers to ensure enough can get through.

400+ Could be a large enough number to ensure there are enough for what ever contingency develops, especially if the weapons are at least of the yield similar to those used by the major powers, as North Korea has reached.

Chinese Tunnels:

American is bluffing. They don't even have guts to take on Iran even Iran directly declared war on US by firing missile at their bases.

They even need to stand low with Taliban caveman to make peace with them. More or less convince China , US dare not fight war against China for SCS and Taiwan.

Time is on our side. American will harass China but when comes to real fight not in their turf. They will scare off like rats.

American used nuke on 2 cities. Invade Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Killed at least 30 millions since the end of WWII. Don't think American won't nuke China to maintain their superpower status. America is OK with a lose-lose scenario as long as the other party lose more. That is the depravity of American politicians. They contemplate that during the Korean War. 3/4 people in American have negative views of China. Majority of whites are racist against Chinese and probably happy to see Chinese die. They were cheering in January at the thought of China collapse because of the Covid-19. They get trigger by a pool party and seeing Chinese people happy living their life. American haven't had a war on it soil since the civil war and never had a foreign power occupy its territory. A missile going off in America is unthinkable for most America. This is not the case for the rest of world under the yoke of American and Western imperialism.

China should at least understand from the experience of 2 opium wars and foreign power occupying China that American nuking China is not an impossibility.

 

[My-Analogous]

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1187766.shtml

China needs to expand the number of its nuclear warheads to 1,000 in a relatively short time. It needs to have at least 100 Dongfeng-41 strategic missiles. We are a peace-loving nation and have committed to never being the first to use nuclear weapons, but we need a larger nuclear arsenal to curb US strategic ambitions and impulses toward China. Maybe we have to deal with challenges with stronger determination in the near future, which requires the support of the Dongfeng and Julang missiles.

Don't be naïve. Don't assume that nuclear warheads are useless. In fact, they are being used every day as a deterrent to shape the attitudes of US elites toward China. Some Chinese experts say we don't need more nuclear weapons, I think they are as naïve as children.

Some people may call me a"war monger" because I want the country to have more nuclear warheads. They should instead give this label to US politicians who are openly hostile to China. I always hope China and the US can get along with each other, but peaceful coexistence between the two countries is not a thing that can be begged for; it's shaped by strategic tools. This is particularly true as we are facing an increasingly irrational US, which only believes in strength. We don't have much time debating the need for increased nuclear warheads, we just need to accelerate the steps that make it happen.

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There is a consensus emerging among Chinese strategic planners that we need to radically overhaul our nuclear deterrence. It's obvious if you read Chinese media, now it's also trickling into English media like GT. Right now we can wipe out a handful of US cities in a second strike, NY, LA, DC, Chicago, etc. no problem, but beyond that is uncertain as it depends on the survival rate of our arsenal after first strike and the effectiveness of US ABM systems. For proper deterrence, we need the ability to wipe out every man, woman and child in the US, all 330M of them. Hope our enemies never forget: their continued life on earth comes from the charity, mercy and benevolence we show them, so they should be grateful, otherwise we can revoke their permission to live at any time

Its not about quantity but how much powerful it is. If one can do the job of 100 then made 3 to 4 is enough for that job

 

[samsara]

Its not about quantity but how much powerful it is. If one can do the job of 100 then made 3 to 4 is enough for that job

"Quantity has its own quality."

Having 3,000 is better than merely 1,000. Having 6,000 is even better. Though having more than 10,000 is questionable in term of cost/benefit (then how many times earth needs to be destroyed). All of these imaginary numbers take into account the prevailing ABM installations incl. those AEGIS systems as well as adversary's active military doctrine of the First Nuclear Strike... must ensure enough left for the credible second nuclear strike! ==> make sure the MAD is well preserved!