China is building more than 100 new missile silos in its western desert, analysts say


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The Washington Post 49 mins ago Joby Warrick © Planet/Center for Nonproliferation Studies Researchers using commercial satellite images spotted 119 construction sites where they say China is building silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles. China has begun construction of what independent experts say are more than 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles in a desert near the northwestern city of Yumen, a building spree that could a signal a major expansion of Beijing’s nuclear capabilities. Commercial satellite images obtained by researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, Calif., show work underway at scores of sites across...