Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with The Associated Press about a new Pentagon report warning about China’s increasing nuclear capabilities and the international effects of such behavior and the report.
“China is also closely watching how the international community reacts to Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
“If Russia is able to gain its objectives by means of nuclear threats, China will derive lessons from that and could be potentially making these kinds of threats against Taiwan or other neighboring countries in connection with China’s territorial ambitions,” Erath said. Read more