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Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi: China "Deeply Shocked" Over Pentagon Secret Report
Monday, March 11, 2002
Xinhuanet

The spokesman noted the fact that China and the United States
have in place an agreement not to target each other with nuclear
weapons.

BEIJING
The Chinese government is deeply shocked over news that the U.S. Defence Department has outlined the possible use of nuclear weapons against countries including China, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said here Monday.

China demands an explanation from the U.S. side about the issue, Sun said when answering a question from the press on the Los Angeles Times' recent report that the Pentagon has informed the U.S. Congress in a secret report of its plan which includes the possible use of nuclear weapons against China and six other countries in emergency situations.

"Like many other countries, China is deeply shocked by this report," Sun said, "the U.S. side bears the responsibility to make an explanation on this matter."

China is a peace-loving country and poses no threat to any other nation, Sun said.
(More: China-UN at Geneva News Source)
2002 © Xinhuanet.

I think I mentioned the possibility of nuke-usage being batted back and forth at the Pentagon last week. As a potential battlefield condition, such scenarios need to be planned for, and this requires SOP guidelines, should the necessity arise.

Anyone ever see “Rude Awakening” with Eric Roberts & Cheech Marin? They inadvertently started a war by trying to stop the DoD from planning for a contingency scenario.



Dan