John Batchelor 09-03 segment 6.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis, a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies. China's Nuclear Ambitions and Arms Control Challenges Peter Huessy describes China's n

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John Batchelor 09-03 segment 6.mp3 Guests: Gordon Chang and Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis, a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies. China's Nuclear Ambitions and Arms Control Challenges Peter Huessy describes China's nuclear weapons as tools for coercion and hegemonic goals, a stark contrast to the US view of deterrence. He notes China's rapid nuclear buildup, exceeding Soviet Union rates during the Cold War. Huessy and Gordon Chang discuss the imminent expiration of the New Start treaty with Russia and the absence of arms control talks with China, which has historically aided proliferation. This signals a "brave new world" with zero legal restraint on nuclear weapons.
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0:24.0	This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Bachelor. Gordon Chang, at Gordon G. Chang, my colleague
0:29.6	and co-host. And we go to Peter Husey, president of Geostrategic analysis, a fellow at the National
0:35.9	Institute for Deterrence Studies, to help us with two
0:39.7	different reports that come together about nuclear weapons.
0:44.2	One is the report in the Washington Examiner recently.
0:48.7	China scuttled hopes from President Donald Trump that Washington could engage Beijing and Russia in what is called
0:56.4	denuclearization talks.
0:59.1	And then there's a parade in Beijing in these last hours where the People's Republic of China's
1:05.4	PLA showed off its latest equipment, including, I believe, nuclear weapons or those that can deliver
1:14.2	nuclear weapons. Peter, a very good evening to you, denuclearization talks and the parade
1:19.9	in Beijing before the Forbidden City. These two don't go together. What is the message here?
1:27.3	Good evening to you. Good evening, John, and good evening, Gordon. What is the message here? Good evening to you.
1:28.6	Good evening, John. And good evening, Gordon. What the Chinese are doing is saying,
1:32.9	we believe nuclear weapons are for coercion to help us achieve our hegemonic goals,
1:38.4	which is light years different from what America sees nuclear weapons, which is to deter bad
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