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tinybear · Jul 15, 2005, 02:56 am

July 15, 2005

Nuclear threat to US over Taiwan conflict
From Tim Reid

CHINA is willing to use nuclear weapons against the United States if it is attacked in a conflict over Taiwan, a senior Chinese military official said last night.

“If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided ammunition on to the target zone on China’s territory, I think we will have to respond with nuclear weapons,” Zhu Chenghu, a major general in the People’s Liberation Army, said at an official press briefing for foreign journalists.

General Zhu, a well-known hawk who has said before that China could strike the US with long-ranged missiles, said his comments were “my assessment”, and not the “policy of the Government”.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...695360,00.html

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tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,016	Chinese General Threatens To Use Nuclear Weapons July 15, 2005 Nuclear threat to US over Taiwan conflict From Tim Reid CHINA is willing to use nuclear weapons against the United States if it is attacked in a conflict over Taiwan, a senior Chinese military official said last night. “If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided ammunition on to the target zone on China’s territory, I think we will have to respond with nuclear weapons,” Zhu Chenghu, a major general in the People’s Liberation Army, said at an official press briefing for foreign journalists. General Zhu, a well-known hawk who has said before that China could strike the US with long-ranged missiles, said his comments were “my assessment”, and not the “policy of the Government”. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...695360,00.html