A wee bit unnerving

#China is building #LaunchPads near its #NuclearMissile silos

In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some #security scholars say appears built to ensure no #US first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back.

#geopolitics #NuclearWeapons #NuclearWar
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China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

Satellite images show China is constructing a web of launch pads and other infrastructure near the isolated nuclear silos that hold the country’s longest-range missiles.

^{Greg Torode (Reuters)}