US and China contemplates missile launch notification

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together on important issues like nonproliferation and arms control when they met in California last month. As a result, they told their top officials to keep talking about these problems.

U.S. Contemplates Missile Launch Alerts with China (Photos from Google)

U.S. Contemplates Missile Launch Alerts with China, Arms Talks in the New Year Amid Trust-Building Efforts

The U.S. government is constantly thinking about concrete steps, such as sending out alerts before missile launches. A Senior U.S. official indicated about engaging in arms limitation negotiations with China at the beginning of the upcoming year.

The official dismissed China’s claim that the establishment of trust ought to come before implementing final measures. Conversely, the official posited that to cultivate trust between the two nations, confidence-building measures, such as launch notifications, ought to be initiated by both the United States and China.

The official implied, without providing particulars regarding the United States’ proposition, that the Ballistic Missile Launch Notification Agreement, which is analogous to the agreement between the United States and Russia, might function as a model for a notification framework involving the United States and China.

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Pentagon Raises Alarm on China’s Missile Threats in the Pacific

The possibility that the Chinese delegation lacks the full authority to resolve the concerns raised by Washington presents an obstacle for the United States.

The Pentagon put out a warning that China has made Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) and Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) to stop the U.S. from getting involved in possible battles in the western Pacific. The threat includes the chance of attacking the United States.

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