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China Bolsters Its Nuclear Options With New Missile Silos in a Desert
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China bolsters nuclear options with new missile silos in desert
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In what experts say may signal plans to significantly expand its nuclear capabilities, China has begun constructing more than 100 new missile silos in a desert area in the western part of the country, according to a report.
Work at 119 sites was clearly visible and resembled existing missile-launch facilities, according to satellite images obtained by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The sites were not the only areas in China where launch facilities were under construction, one nuclear watcher told the newspaper.
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The report follows one published in February from Federation of American Scientists researcher Hans Kristensen, who observed that China was constructing a number of additional ballistic missile silos in part of central China.
Lewis told the Post that if the silos under construction at other sites across China are added to the count, the total comes to about 145 silos under construction.
The belief, he said, is that China is expanding its nuclear forces in part to maintain a deterrent that can survive a US first strike in sufficient numbers to defeat US missile defenses.
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