Post by abbey1227 on Jul 27, 2021 8:56:11 GMT
Scientists discover a massive field of nuclear silos in China, signaling a significant nuclear expansion in the country
Vanessa Gu Mon, July 26, 2021, 11:43 PM
China may have built up to 110 nuclear silos, reported The New York Times.
Researchers believe the new silos could potentially carry more than 875 warheads.
China is the world's third-largest nuclear power, but its arsenal is still dwarfed by the US and Russia.
China is constructing a network of nuclear silos that could house up to 110 silos on a desert in the country's remote eastern Xinjiang province, according to scientists from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a non-profit global think tank.
As first reported by The New York Times on Monday, scientists said construction likely began around March of this year. Using satellite images from geospatial data company Planet, they have discovered at least 14 silos and grounds cleared to build another 19. Judging from the network grid, it could house as many as 110 silos.
These underground silos are typically used to house Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) - long-range missiles designed for nuclear weapons delivery.
The latest revelation follows a separate discovery of 119 silos under construction near Yumen in China's northwest Gansu province last month, the Washington Post reported, using satellite images from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Monterey.
Hilariousness ensues
Will anyone ask WHY the US and Russia still spend so much, though?
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