Satellite Images Show More Military Activity Near China’s Nuclear Missile Silos

The network of desert launch platforms host long-range missiles that can reach any U.S. city, but one expert cautioned that missile silos are sometimes fake.
Satellite Images Show More Military Activity Near China’s Nuclear Missile Silos
A satellite image shows military activity at the edge of the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China on May 11, 2026. Vantor/Handout via Reuters
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The Chinese communist regime seems to be expanding facilities near nuclear silos, forming a vast military network in the desert in northwestern China, according to recent satellite images publicized by Reuters on May 29.

Analysts told The Epoch Times that the facilities in the desert are hosting China’s long-range missiles that can reach any city in the United States, and the expansion shows that the regime is increasing the number of its nuclear warheads.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.