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China-Japan-Koreas
China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis
2011-01-05
The Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, internal documents showed Wednesday.

The newly revealed policy, called ''Lowering the threshold of nuclear threats,'' may contradict China's strategy of no first use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances, and is likely to fan concern in the United States, Japan and other regional powers about Beijing's nuclear capability.

The People's Liberation Army's strategic missile forces, the Second Artillery Corps, ''will adjust the nuclear threat policy if a nuclear missile-possessing country carries out a series of air strikes against key strategic targets in our country with absolutely superior conventional weapons,'' according to the documents, copies of which were obtained by Kyodo News.
I guess we know one of the reasons why the SKorea and the Japanese are getting so cozy.
Posted by:DarthVader

#2  Again, the US desires to turn over many of its Cold war security responsibilities to Regional Allies, e.g. JAPAN + SOUTH KOREA etal., which the latter rightfully interprete as meaning andor inferring they will need not only potent Conventional,RR Forces but also indigenous Nuclear Weapons + better.

CHINA, on its part, has linked its MANIFEST DESTINY AS "SOLE" POST-US GLOBAL SUPERPOWER to its procurement of CHIN-CONTROLLED/DOMINATED
"WARM-WATER" OVERSEAS PORTS IN + BEYOND THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN".

Exclusively, NORTH KOREA desires "NORTH KOREA FOR NORTH KOREANS/KOREANS" + NORTH KOREA-CENTRIC/CONTROLLED -ISMS, INCLUDING NORTH KOREA'S VERSION OF COMMUNISM-SOCIALISM-GOVTISM, NOT CHINA'S OR ANYBODY ELSE.

SEOUL = ROK = nominally supports the concept of "NORTH KOREA FOR KOREANS", NOT CHINA OR ANY OTHER.

E.G. CHOSUN ILBO > CHINESE SHIPPING FROM NORTH KOREAN PORT IN FULL SWING.

* SAME >[old] NORTH KOREA'S CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS WITH CHINA PICKING UP.

ARTICS > Alleged "STRICTLY BUSINESS" between the DPRK + CHINA - HOWEVER, VARIOUS NETTERS > repor that CHINESE COMPANIES OPER INSIDE NORTH KOREA OBEY CHIN'S PROTOCOLS + REGULATIONS, NOT PYONGYANG'S???

OOOOOOOOOPPPPPSIES....
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-01-05 19:55  

#1  "...if a nuclear missile-possessing country carries out a series of air strikes against key strategic targets in our country with absolutely superior conventional weapons,''

In other words, hit us back and we'll nuke you. No intermediate steps, no negotiation. We will go nuclear if you make ANY attempt at all to defend yourselves.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2011-01-05 19:52  

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