nuclear missile silos
Coverage of nuclear missile silos in the Nexus archive.
- China signals buildout of nuclear missile silos for ‘strategic trump cards’
China has acknowledged building more nuclear missile silos, calling them 'strategic trump cards.' A PLA Rocket Force officer described the tight but on-time completion of the construction program, which was highlighted in a state television documentary.
- China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos
China is constructing a network of launch pads, bunkers, and communications facilities near its nuclear missile silos in remote desert regions. Satellite images reveal over 80 pads for mobile missile launchers and air-defense systems, signaling a major expansion of hardened infrastructure to protect its land-based nuclear forces and ensure second-strike capability. Analysts link the development to intensified nuclear competition with the United States and rising tensions over Taiwan's sovereignty.