Revelations

Today, I can reveal that the U.S. Government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests, including preparing for tests with designated yields in the hundreds of tons. The PLA sought to conceal testing by obfuscating the nuclear explosions because it recognized these tests violate test ban commitments. China has used decoupling – a method to decrease the effectiveness of seismic monitoring – to hide their activities from the world. China conducted one such yield producing nuclear test on June 22 of 2020.

This confluence of factors – serial Russian violations, growth of worldwide stockpiles, and flaws in New START’s design and implementation- gives the United States a clear imperative to call for a new architecture that addresses the threats of today, not those of a bygone era. This means taking into account all Russian nuclear weapons, both novel and existing strategic systems, and addressing the breakout growth of Chinese nuclear weapons stockpiles. T.G. Di Nanno Feb. 6

The IMS is currently capable of identifying events consistent with nuclear test explosions with a yield equivalent to or greater than approximately 500 tonnes of TNT. These two events were far below that level. As a result, with this data alone, it is not possible to assess the cause of these events with confidence. R. Floyd CTBTO Feb. 17

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