中国の核増強「急速で不透明」　林官房長官

　林芳正官房長官は１７日の記者会見で、中国の核増強が進んでいるとした報告書をスウェーデンのストックホルム国際平和研究所が発表したことに関し、「中国は急速かつ不透明な形で保有核弾頭数を増加させ、核戦力の能力向上を継続しているとみられる」と指摘した。
　林氏は「核兵器のない世界に向けた道のりは厳しさを増している。唯一の戦争被爆国として国際社会の取り組みをリードし、現実的で実践的な取り組みを継続、強化していく」と強調した。（2024/06/17-12:08）

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday expressed worry about what he described as China's "rapid and unclear" expansion of its nuclear arsenal.
   "China is believed to be continuing to enhance its nuclear warfare capabilities by increasing the number of nuclear warheads it possesses in a rapid and unclear manner," Hayashi told a press conference.
   He was commenting on a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, the same day saying that Beijing is boosting its nuclear arsenal.
   "China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country," SIPRI researcher Hans Kristensen said in a press release on the report.
   "The road to a world without nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly difficult," Hayashi said. "As the only country to have suffered atomic bombings in war, we will lead the international community's efforts and continue and strengthen realistic and practical efforts."