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Article: Study Sees Possible China Nuclear Buildup
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- The Washington Post
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- August 10, 2000
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A new intelligence study warns President Clinton that North Korea
could threaten the United States with a ballistic missile attack
within a few years but cautions that building a missile defense
system could have undesirable consequences, including a nuclear arms
buildup by China, government officials said yesterday.
The still-classified study, known as a National Intelligence
Estimate, was delivered to the White House this week to assist
Clinton in deciding whether to begin erecting a limited antimissile
system to defend the U.S. homeland.
In a separate, public report on proliferation issues, the Central
Intelligence Agency concluded that in 1999 China increased its
technical assistance to ...