Satellites show China is building many more nuke silos

Analysts have discovered a second new missile base in China's Xinjiang region, identified via satellite imagery. This base may include 110 silos, adding to 120 under construction in Gangsu. Historically, China operated around 20 silos for DF5 ICBMs, but now appears to be building significantly more, possibly for the DF41. The New York Times suggests these silos are meant to be discovered. The latest silo field is near Uighur reeducation camps in Hami, with a road network suggesting a massive nuclear base.

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