China Says It Can Build Neutron Bomb; Beijing Attempts to Discredit Cox Report on Theft of U.S. Secrets

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 15, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The Chinese government announced today that it long ago mastered the technology for building a neutron bomb, emphasizing that Chinese scientists developed the weapon on their own, not through the theft of U.S. nuclear secrets, as has been alleged.

The announcement comes about six weeks after the release of a report written by Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) that said China has stolen many secrets from U.S. nuclear laboratories over the last 20 years -- including information on the neutron bomb.

China made its proclamation in a report titled "Facts Speak Louder Than Words, and Lies Will ...

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