China is expanding its nuclear capabilities by constructing over 80 launch pads near missile silos, enhancing its second-strike potential.

China seems to be building a vast complex of sprawling launchpads, bunkers, and communication nodes near a collection of remote nuclear silos in Xinjiang.

More than 80 pads have already been constructed in the middle of the desert in Xinjiang autonomous province, home to the Uyghur muslim community.

Satellite images show that China is constructing a massive network of launch pads, bunkers and communication facilities close to remote nuclear missile bases. | World News ...

China is constructing new military infrastructure, including over 80 potential launch pads and communication nodes, near its nuclear silos in the northwestern desert ...

China’s defense ministry didn’t respond to questions about its nuclear program and the developments revealed in the satellite imagery. The Pentagon said it wouldn’t comment on intelligence-related ...

China is building launch pads and bunkers near isolated nuclear silos holding the country's longest-range missiles, the ...

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 ...

Satellite images show China is building launch pads and bunkers near the isolated nuclear silos that hold its longest-range ...

Satellite images reviewed by Reuters show Beijing is building a sprawling web of launch pads, bunkers and communications ...