Nournews: The U.S. claim that China has conducted a clandestine nuclear test is raised in a context where Washington itself is openly pursuing a return to nuclear testing. Trump’s directive to resume nuclear weapons testing and his efforts to normalize such behavior demonstrate that the accusations against China are less about global security concerns and more about legitimizing America’s risky actions. In this framework, simultaneous nuclear allegations against Iran, Russia, and China constitute a form of public opinion engineering aimed at creating a “strategic safe margin” for Washington.
The Treaty Trap: Controlling Others Without Commitment
The effective collapse of the New START treaty and official U.S. statements questioning its effectiveness reveal Washington’s new strategy: rewriting the arms control order without adhering to previous commitments. On the one hand, the United States seeks new treaties based on its preferred standards; on the other, it attempts to draw China into a mechanism to which it does not itself adhere. This approach represents not arms control, but the geopolitical containment of Russia and China through imposed treaty frameworks.
Confrontation With the Emerging Multipolar Order
Nuclear allegations against China must be viewed within a broader framework that includes U.S. actions against Venezuela, trade pressures on China and Russia, the design of a Ukraine peace framework aimed at distancing Moscow from Beijing, and unconditional support for the Israeli regime to destabilize West Asia. Together, these actions signal Washington’s attempt to weaken China’s economic corridors and counter the emerging multipolar order. The timing of these allegations—coinciding with Iran’s nuclear negotiations and the New START deadlock with Russia—indicates a coordinated design against the emerging nuclear order as well.
The Legitimacy Crisis of International Institutions
From a legal perspective, U.S. accusations against China lack credibility, since the competent authority for addressing countries’ nuclear activities is the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), not Washington. The Agency’s silence regarding the disarmament obligations of nuclear-armed states, combined with its politicized and biased behavior toward countries such as Iran, has undermined its legitimacy. This dual standard not only threatens global security but also fuels growing distrust among countries and the likelihood of withdrawal from international mechanisms—a trend that could ultimately lead to the collapse of the existing monitoring order.
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