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Chinese missile silos

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Credit: www.kremlin.ru. via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0. Cropped.

China’s silence on nuclear arms buildup fuels speculation on motives

By Tong Zhao | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Satellite images show hundreds of missile missile silos under construction under inflatable domes at three missile fields and a training area in north-central China. Satellite images © 2021 Maxar Technologies and © 2021 Planet Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. For media licensing options, please contact fas@fas.org

China’s nuclear missile silo expansion: From minimum deterrence to medium deterrence

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons