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alt=\u0022Military vehicles transport aqa-010 torpedo past Tian\u0026#039;anmen Square during V-Day military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People\u0026#039;s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War on September 3, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Liu Xinwu\/VCG via Getty Images)\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field--name-field-caption field--type-string-long field--label-visually_hidden\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003ECaption\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv\u003EMilitary vehicles transport AQA-010 torpedoes past Tiananmen Square during a military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__category\u0022\u003E\n        \n\u003Cbutton class=\u0022button button--tag\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022button--text\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/arms-control-and-nonproliferation\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EArms Control and Nonproliferation\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/button\u003E      \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__category research-card__category--mobile\u0022\u003E\n      \n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__title\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/arms-control-nonproliferation\/chinese-nuclear-testing-allegations-causes-consequences-richard-weitz\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChinese Nuclear Testing Allegations\u2014Causes and Consequences\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__author\u0022\u003E\n          \n      \n  \n                                    \n      \n                      \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--images\u0022\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--image\u0022\u003E\n                      \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/experts\/profile\/433\/weitz_richard2.jpg?h=3022cbe2\u0026amp;itok=BkRvq5SS\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022480\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                        \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop expert-author--drop-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-image\u0022\u003E\n        \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-eb-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022media media--image\u0022\u003E\n  \n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/experts\/profile\/433\/weitz_richard2.jpg?h=3022cbe2\u0026amp;itok=BkRvq5SS\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022480\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-right\u0022\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-name\u0022\u003E\n          \u003Ca href=\u0022\/experts\/433-richard-weitz\u0022\u003ERichard Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--drop-position\u0022\u003E\n          Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis\r\n\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n                \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--content\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022expert-author--names\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/experts\/433-richard-weitz\u0022\u003ERichard Weitz\u003C\/a\u003E\n                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-teaser--type article-teaser--type-author\u0022\u003E\n                      Commentary\n                  \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__meta\u0022\u003E\n                          \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-date\u0022\u003E\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-10T12:00:00Z\u0022\u003EApr 10, 2026\u003C\/time\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                        \n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field-content-type-tag\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n                          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022research-card__reading-time\u0022\u003E\n                    5\n Min Read\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n                      \u003C\/div\u003E\n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n            \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]