The US has secretly accused China of low-power nuclear testing. The US says that China has taken such a step despite the international agreement banning such explosions. However, China has refused any tests. There has been tension between the US and China due to trade war first and now corona virus.
America says that due to China’s negligence in handling the virus spread in Wuhan, the outbreak of the epidemic has occurred worldwide. China has expressed resentment many times over being blamed for the epidemic. Now it is feared to be deepened and deepened by the accusation of nuclear testing by the US. The news of China’s nuclear test was first published in the Wall Street Journal.
The US State Department says that the activities of China’s Lop New Nuclear Test Center deepen fears that China is violating the ‘zero yield’ standard. Zero Yield permits nuclear testing in which there is no exploitable chain reaction. The report said without providing any evidence of the test, “The year-round activities around the omitted neural testing center and the lack of transparency from China have deepened fears that China is violating the zero yield standard.”
The Comprehensive Test Ban Trity (CTBT) was conducted in 1996 to ensure the safety of nuclear weapons. China has been influencing transparency by taking steps such as blocking data accessing the sensors of the monitoring center that monitors compliance with the treaty. A spokesman for the CTBT organization says that in 2018, data from five sensors installed in China began to be hampered. However, there has been no interruption in this data since August, 2019.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that China is committed to stopping nuclear tests. He said, “China has always acted responsibly and firmly adheres to international standards and its promises.” Significantly, China is also facing allegations of hiding information about the corona virus. In such a situation, the news of nuclear test can be a problem for him.
