China maintains no-first-use nuclear pledge: general

China maintains no-first-use nuclear pledge: general

Singapore (AFP) June 02, 2013 China is maintaining its pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, a top Chinese general said Sunday. Omission of the "no-first-use" pledge in a recently released defence white paper had created ripples in military circles and sparked speculation that China may have dropped the policy. "I want to make a solemn statement that the Chinese g

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