A few months after the Pentagon warned that China intended to expand its nuclear weapons program by “at least doubling” its stockpile, there is now photographic evidence of this buildup taking place.
While browsing satellite imagery, an American researcher has discovered a massive construction project taking place in a desert in China’s northwestern Gansu province. It appears to consist of a series of missile silos identical to those at a known nuclear weapons site in Jilantai in the province of Inner Mongolia.
Concerningly, there are around 120 silos under construction at the moment, compared to only 16 at Jilantai.
The site is absolutely gigantic — over 700 square miles, or roughly the size of 30 Manhattans. The silos are separated from one another by around two miles of empty desert each, a standard precaution against preemptive nuclear strikes. There is also reportedly a lot of auxiliary infrastructure: bunkers, trenches, roads, and a small military base.
The country’s leadership likely sees bolstering its nuclear credibility as a priority. With around 300 warheads, China has long found itself in the second tier of nuclear-capable states alongside France and the UK, well behind Russia and the U.S., which have more than 6,000 warheads each. With American missile interception capability constantly improv ing, China is likely betting on maintaining its retaliatory power by building an arsenal large enough to overwhelm defenses.
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This will back-fire, both literally, and figuratively, in my opinion; Just a strong feeling! CCP needs to give it a rest seriously, or risk forcing preemptive solutions to their illusions for present danger they are waving about like crazies, IMO!
Cooler heads must prevail, behoove them to taking this nonsense down a notch! The Global world masses are NOT very happy with a Germ-Warfare virus CCP sent, as reputed, IMO, virus is used now by the Global Leaders to bargain the masses their freedoms with; NO one will have any sympathy therefore, for any actions taken against China's Government, and perhaps unfortunately some collateral damage. Hope not naturally!
CCP had no concern for other countries good people as has been an impression given over, and over, by their communistic tactic's used on innocent lives everywhere, including their own good citizens as reputed, IMO!! We find it interesting how CCP made SO much money with trade off Global backs, and especially our USA, but now tis not ever enough! They are beating War Drums for more, and from the exposure what they recently did to many countries, IMO! Ambushing/Extortion, in my opinion, seems to be their commonly used ammo, right!? Sometimes this prompts other's to just go straight to the problem, set it back a hundred years risk possibility, who the heck knows? Prayers for balance, critical thinking from folks in positions others will listen to, and they will take heed!!!! Everyone is not in the mood for all those little boys touting their very dangerous toys, and for what? For power, control, money, and it's not worth it. "Stop while your ahead" is ringing in many people's ears to those that make too much noise right now!
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