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1994d · PSA
Question: - Does China (PRC with its PLA etc) qualify as the only nuclear power to aim nuclear weapons at its own citizenry ? Just curiious...
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https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/would-china-use-nuclear-weapons-in-a-war-with-taiwan/
retired diplomat Sha Zukang:
"[if] ... ...China were cornered... ...to do the job at any cost."
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I was not aware that PRC points nukes at its own people. If they do, I know little about who else might do the same.
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I've never heard of them considering using them on citizens. That would likely cause more problems than it'd solve. Nuclear weapons would probably be used only in extreme circumstances
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They consider residents of Taiwan to be their citizens, see my reply upstream:
https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/would-china-use-nuclear-weapons-in-a-war-with-taiwan/