China Building A Second New Nuclear Missile Silo Field. Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten

The SUN

There are currently 14 silos under construction (centre, bottom right, top left) at the 300 square-mile site, researchers say, but it could eventually expand to include up to 110 silos each of which can be filled with a nuclear missile

Daily Mail: China is spotted building a second new nuclear missile base after silo complex was uncovered in latest sign of 'significant arsenal expansion'

* China is constructing another new nuclear missile base located in norther Xinjiang province, researchers say

* 14 missile silos are under construction at 300 square-mile site which could eventually include up to 110 silos

* Comes just a week after a similar site was uncovered housing 120 new silos, with old sites being expanded

* Analysts now believe that China is in the midst of the biggest expansion of its nuclear arsenal on record

China is building a second huge missile silo base which will allow Beijing to 'significantly' expand its nuclear arsenal, researchers say.

The new 300 square-mile base has been uncovered in the desert near the town of Hami, northern Xinjiang province, with 14 silos currently under construction.

But researchers believe the site could eventually expand to 110 silos, each one of which can be filled with a missile carrying up to three nuclear warheads.

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WNU Editor: Chinese state media is justifying this massive nuclear expansion .... US triggers China’s urgency to strengthen nuclear deterrent: Global Times editorial (Global Times).

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