US Exposes China’s Covert Nuclear Test and Signals Possible Return to Atomic Trials

In a striking revelation that shakes the foundations of global arms control, the United States has publicly accused China of executing a secret nuclear test in June 2020 near its Lop Nur testing site in Xinjiang. This revelation, announced by Christopher Yeaw, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, spotlights Beijing's brazen effort to undermine international norms while stealthily advancing its nuclear arsenal. How Long Can America Ignore China's Nuclear Ambitions? The alleged Chinese detonation was reportedly concealed through sophisticated "decoupling" methods—detonating nuclear devices at such great depths underground that standard international seismic monitoring systems struggle to detect...