Russia, China, Britain, US and France say no one can win nuclear war

MOSCOW / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and France have agreed to further deploy nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear war, according to a joint statement issued by the five Kremlin nuclear powers. Monday.

He said the five countries – permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – have a primary responsibility to prevent nuclear warfare and reduce strategic risks, with the aim of creating a security environment with all countries. .

“We affirm that nuclear war cannot be won and never fought,” the English version of the statement said.

“We believe that nuclear use would have serious consequences, and that nuclear weapons – as long as they continue to exist – should be used for defensive purposes, to prevent attacks and to prevent war.”

Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said the joint statement could help build mutual trust and “replace the competition between the major powers with coordination and cooperation,” China said it has a “first-use” policy on nuclear weapons, Xinhua news agency reported.

France also issued a statement stressing that the five powers have reiterated their determination to control and disarm nuclear weapons. He said they would continue with bilateral and multilateral approaches to controlling nuclear weapons.

The statement from the P5 group said that bilateral relations between the United States and Moscow had fallen to a low point since the end of the Cold War, and that relations between Washington and China were also low due to some disagreements.

In November, the Pentagon increased the number of https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-sharply-raises-its-estimate-chinese-nuclear-warheads-2021-11-03 to match the number of planned nuclear weapons in China. a year, saying Beijing could have 700 heads by 2027 and perhaps 1,000 by 2030.

Washington has repeatedly called on China and Russia to join forces in a new arms control treaty.

Geopolitical tensions between Moscow and Western countries have escalated due to concerns about Russia’s military force near Russia. Moscow says it can move its army across its territory as it sees fit.

Last Thursday, US President Joe Biden told https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-speak-with-ukraine-president-sunday-white-house-2021-12-31 his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin told him A possible move against Ukraine would lead to sanctions and an increase in the US presence in Europe.

U.S. and Russian officials will conduct security talks at https://www.reuters.com/world/us-russian-officials-set-security-talks-jan-10-us-official-2021-12-28 from January 10th. Both countries have discussed concerns over military action and are facing rising tensions over Ukraine, the two countries said.

A conference on a major nuclear deal scheduled to begin at the United Nations on Tuesday has been postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.