Die USA werfen China vor, im Geheimen Atombombentests durchgeführt zu haben. Was ist da dran?

by Patrick Zoll

TITLE TRANSLATION: The US accuses China of having secretly conducted nuclear bomb tests.  What's the truth? 

The accusation is serious. "The American government is aware that China has conducted nuclear tests, including preparations for tests with an explosive yield of several hundred tons," said Thomas DiNanno, the American representative at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, on Friday. China conducted such a test on June 22, 2020.  China is expanding its nuclear arsenal and further developing its well-known test facility in Lop Nur. Does this also mean that Beijing is testing nuclear bombs?

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