China Interested in Developing Nuclear-Powered Drones, Cruise Missiles Like Russia's
The U.S. envoy to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva hinted that China is looking into developing so-called exotic nukes such as nuclear-powered underwater drones and cruise missiles being developed by Russia.
Ambassador Robert Wood told the Associated Press that China so far hasn't developed or been capable of weaponizing the technology. The U.S. does not have either system in its arsenal.
"This is something they are looking at," Wood said. "If they were to develop...these kinds of weapons and aerial systems, this has the potential to change the strategic stability environment in a dynamic way."
"This is not where China was 10 years ago," Wood added, noting the "upward trajectory" that China has been on in the quantity and quality of its weapons systems. "They're pursuing weapons similar to some of the nuclear-powered delivery systems that the Russians have been pursuing."
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