Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and dangerous in human history, and their existence and development have a profound impact on world peace and security. Recently, in the context of the Ukraine crisis, Russia tested 7 intercontinental missiles, demonstrating its nuclear strength to the world. The United States and China, as nuclear powers, are also continuing to develop and improve their own nuclear systems.
Russia is the country with the most nuclear warheads in the world, and its nuclear ** is at the world's leading level in terms of quantity and quality. Russia's nuclear ** is not only an important guarantee of its national defense, but also an important symbol of its international status. Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis, Russia is facing pressure and sanctions from the West, and its *** and interests are threatened. In response to this challenge, Russia will test seven intercontinental missiles in 2023, including land-based, submarine-launched and air-launched, covering targets around the world. This is Russia's largest missile test since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it is designed to demonstrate its nuclear deterrence capabilities to the United States and the West, while also asserting to the world the modernization and reliability of its nuclear **.
It is worth noting that in the process of testing missiles, Russia needs to abide by the "Strategic Reduction Treaty" (START) and the "Missile Test Launch Notification Agreement" (NTM) signed with the United States, and inform the United States of the time, place, type and number of test launches before the test launch. This is to avoid miscalculation and misdirection caused by missile test launches, creating the risk of nuclear war. However, this kind of notification is also considered a kind of "death order", that is, an ultimatum issued by Russia to the United States before the test launch, indicating that if the United States does not stop interfering and threatening against Russia, Russia will not hesitate to use nuclear ** to retaliate. This way of reporting not only reflects Russia's nuclear diplomacy, but also exposes Russia's nuclear crisis.
The United States is the first country in the world to possess nuclear **, and the only country that has ever used nuclear **. The nuclear power of the United States is the core of its global strategy and its means of maintaining the international order. The goal of the United States in the nuclear field is to maintain its nuclear superiority and prevent nuclear proliferation by other countries, while also promoting nuclear disarmament and nuclear security. The United States and Russia have signed a number of nuclear control agreements, such as the New Start Treaty and the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty (INF), to limit the number and type of nuclear weapons on both sides and reduce the risk of nuclear war. However, the United States also faces nuclear challenges from other countries, especially China's nuclear rise.
China is the fourth country in the world to possess nuclear weapons, and the only country that has pledged not to be the first to use them. China's nuclear power is an important guarantee for its peaceful rise and an important support. China's goal in the nuclear field is to establish an effective minimum nuclear deterrent force to prevent nuclear threats from other countries, and at the same time to participate in international cooperation on nuclear disarmament and nuclear security.
China has made great strides in the field of intercontinental missiles, and has a variety of missiles in the Dongfeng series, including advanced technologies such as solid fuel, mobile launch, multiple warheads, and hypersonic speed, which can strike targets around the world. Unlike the United States and Russia, China does not need to notify the United States when it tests an intercontinental missile, because China has not joined the Missile Test Launch Notification Agreement. This has created great uncertainty and concern for the United States, which fears that the quantity and quality of China's nuclear weapons exceed the needs of its minimum nuclear deterrence, posing a threat to the nuclear superiority and security of the United States. Therefore, the United States has continuously exaggerated China's nuclear threat theory, strengthened its military deployment and surveillance of China, and at the same time put pressure on China to join the negotiations and agreements on nuclear control. China, on the other hand, has displayed a different style of nuclear diplomacy from the United States and Russia while launching intercontinental missiles at a low level, maintaining relative caution and restraint, rejecting the unilateral demands of the United States, and sticking to its own nuclear policy and principles.
On a global scale, the nuclear game between Russia, the United States, and China affects world peace and stability. The dynamics and strategies of the three countries in the nuclear field reflect their positions and interests in geopolitics. Russia is trying to restore its status and influence as a great power through the demonstration of nuclear **, to preserve the sovereignty and dignity of its country, to resist Western interference and sanctions. The United States is trying to maintain its national superiority and leadership through nuclear control, prevent the rise and challenge of other countries, and maintain the international order and rules it has established. China is trying to safeguard its national security and interests, prevent threats and suppression from other countries, and achieve its peaceful rise and development through the development of nuclear weapons. The game between the three countries in the nuclear field includes competition and confrontation, as well as cooperation and dialogue. All three countries are aware that the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons will have catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, and therefore have responsibilities and obligations.
In today's complex international landscape, Russia, the United States, and China have their own styles in the nuclear field. The test launch of the intercontinental missile has become a part of the contest between the three countries, and their respective diplomatic methods have also demonstrated the positions and interests of the three countries in geopolitics. In the global nuclear balance, countries need to balance their power to maintain regional peace and stability. At the same time, countries need to strengthen cooperation to prevent the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons and to take responsibility for the future of humanity and the planet.