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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Gates gets tour of Chinese nuclear base

MUTIANYU, China – China invited U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates inside its nuclear warfare headquarters on Wednesday, giving him a rare glimpse into control of weapons that could one day be launched at the United States.
Both the U.S. and China have long-range missiles that could reach the other's shores. Both nations say they have no intention of using the weapons that way.
"There was a discussion of nuclear strategy and their overall approach to conflict," including China's policy of not using nuclear weapons pre-emptively, Gates told reporters afterward.Link



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