Beijing: Another shocking news has come out about China. Satellite pictures have revealed that China is building missile silos at at least three places. American think-tank Federation of American Scientists has claimed that China is rapidly building missile silos in Yumen, Hami and Ordos in northern central China, based on photographs provided by Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies. These silos are quite large in size.
Only three Chinese silos are visible in the pictures, but the FAS believes that the Asian country is building 300 new missile silos. FAS researchers also say that the speed with which the work is being done is convincing them that it is all related to the modernization program of the Chinese army. The work on the missile silos is assessed by the FAS on a weekly basis. Nuclear weapons can be launched from these silos.
Matt Korda and Hans M. Christensen said on Tuesday that this is China’s unprecedented nuclear build-up. He said that this is raising questions about China’s use of nuclear weapons at a minimum level and its policies. It has been said in the report that the missile silo field is many years to be started but it remains to be seen how China uses it in the future. It is being told that these are the largest missile silos after World War II.
Both Korda and Christensen fear that the speed with which China is engaged in silo manufacturing could increase nuclear competition. In June this year, information about his first silo field was received. Whereas in another report in July, other silos were talked about. This news has come at a time when tensions have increased between China and America. Especially on the issue of Taiwan, both the countries are face to face.