[ Insider Asia ] Satellite images show China building what appears to be over 100 new silos for its nuclear missiles, analysts say

Satellite images show China building what appears to be over 100 new silos for its nuclear missiles, analysts say

Insider Asia 1 hour ago rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) Satellite images show China building more than 100 new missile silos, analysts told the Washington Post. Altogether China is building at least 145 new missile silos across the country, a researcher said. The Pentagon has said evidence suggests China plans to build an “expanded silo-based force.”

Satellite images show China building more than 100 new missile silos, analysts told the Washington Post.

Altogether China is building at least 145 new missile silos across the country, a researcher said.

The Pentagon has said evidence suggests China plans to build an “expanded silo-based force.”

ICBM silo construction Planet Labs/Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS
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Possible ICBM launch control center Planet Labs/Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS
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ICBM silo construction Planet Labs/Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS
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ICBM silo construction Planet Labs/Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS
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