China, Russia Deepen Nuclear Concord That Concerns Pentagon
- Pentagon sees reactor transfers key to China’s weapons program
- Russia remains world’s top supplier of atomic technology, fuel
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China and Russia are deepening cooperation on a key atomic technology that has Pentagon planners on edge because of its potential to upset the global balance of nuclear weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping announced a long-term deal to continue developing so-called fast-neutron reactors. The announcement came among a raft of agreements presented late on Tuesday following Xi’s three-day visit to Moscow, which also touched on topics from energy to news broadcasting.