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Report: Satellite Images Reveal China Expanding Nuclear Sites in Sichuan
- On Sunday, The New York Times reported several Sichuan province, southwest China facilities were refurbished or expanded in the past seven years, with geospatial intelligence expert Renny Babiarz saying change accelerated from 2019.
- Earlier this month, the New START treaty expired, with no replacement, while President Donald Trump pushes for inclusion of China, which resists restraint.
- At Pingtong, analysts found ongoing construction at a warhead core site, while two expert groups told Reuters last year about a laser fusion research center being built in Mianyang, Sichuan.
- The Pentagon projects China’s nuclear stockpile could exceed more than 1,000 operational warheads by 2030, while Moscow and Washington control roughly 90 percent of global warheads.
- Thomas DiNanno, the U.S. under secretary for arms control, said earlier this month China was assembling 'a nuclear arsenal close to that of the United States and Russia' and accused it of nuclear explosive tests, while China's Foreign Ministry called these claims `completely groundless`.
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Hidden complexes were found in satellite imagery.
According to the New York Times, China is expanding and modernising its nuclear arsenal in the mountainous provinces of the country.
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In the lush, hazy valleys of southwestern China, satellite imagery reveals the country’s growing nuclear build-up, a force designed for a new era of super-Power rivalry. One of these valleys is known as Zitong, in Sichuan Province, where engineers have been building new bunkers and ramparts. A new complex is packed with pipelines, suggesting that the facility handles highly dangerous materials. Another valley houses a double fenced facility know…
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C 45%
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