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PLA Rocket Force study calls Japan a “major danger signal” in nuclear warning

From South China Morning Post · () English

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  • A People’s Liberation Army medical team’s report warned Chinese cities to prepare for a potential nuclear attack and singled out Japan as a major danger signal.
  • The study said a large-scale global nuclear war was relatively unlikely, but a limited strike by a smaller nuclear-armed or potentially nuclear-armed state could not be ruled out.

Chinese cities should brace for a potential nuclear attack, a new study by a People’s Liberation Army medical team has warned, singling out Japan for “sending a major danger signal” to the world.

The report assessed the likelihood of a large-scale global nuclear war as relatively low. It nevertheless said the possibility remained that a small or medium-sized nuclear-armed, or potentially nuclear-armed, state could carry out a single nuclear-weapon attack.

sending a major danger signal

· People’s Liberation Army medical team studyThe report singled out Japan in its warning about nuclear risks.

The study linked that risk to geopolitical or religious conflicts. Its warning focused on the possibility of a limited nuclear strike rather than an all-out global war.

However, the possibility cannot be ruled out that small or medium-sized nuclear-armed or potentially nuclear-armed states, driven by geopolitical or religious conflicts, could carry out a single nuclear-weapon...

· People’s Liberation Army medical team studyThe study warned that a limited nuclear attack remained possible despite the relatively low likelihood of a large-scale global nuclear war.
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