![]() ![]() ![]() Together, the two sites signify “the most significant expansion of the Chinese nuclear arsenal ever,” the FAS report said.ĬNN has reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry for comment on the latest report. It is the second apparent silo field uncovered this month by researchers, adding to 120 silos that appear to be under construction in the neighboring province of Gansu, as detailed by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Identified via satellite imagery, the new missile base in China’s Xinjiang region may eventually include 110 silos, said the report released Monday by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Susan earned a PhD in mathematics at Dartmouth College and an MA in science writing at Johns Hopkins University.China is building a second field of missile silos in its western deserts, according to a new study, which researchers say signals a potential expansion of its nuclear arsenal and calls into question Beijing’s commitment to its “minimum deterrence” strategy. Susan is the author and illustrator of How To Free Your Inner Mathematician: Notes on Mathematics and Life (Oxford University Press, 2020). Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, Quanta, Scientific American, Wired, BBC Science Focus, and other publications. ![]() Susan D’Agostino is an associate editor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He is the author of “Tides of Change: China’s Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines and Strategic Stability” and “Narrowing the U.S.-China Gap on Missile Defense: How to Help Forestall a Nuclear Arms Race.” He holds a PhD in science, technology, and international affairs from Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as an MA in international relations and a BS in physics from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on strategic security issues, such as nuclear weapons policy, deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, missile defense, hypersonic weapons, and China’s security and foreign policy. Tong Zhao is a senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, based in Beijing at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. Matt received his MA in International Peace & Security from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, and a BA in European Studies from the University of Toronto. ![]() Previously, he worked for the Arms Control, Disarmament, and WMD Non-Proliferation Centre at NATO HQ in Brussels. Matt is also an associate researcher with the Nuclear Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Matt Korda is a senior research associate and project manager for the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where he co-authors the Nuclear Notebook with Hans Kristensen. Kim holds a PhD in International Relations from Korea. Previously, she was senior advisor for Northeast Asia and Nuclear Policy at the International Crisis Group associate in the nuclear policy and Asia programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and senior fellow and deputy director of non-proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Kim is a frequent commentator on CNN and BBC among other networks, and quoted widely in global media including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Yonhap News, and The Japan Times. She has written in leading publications including Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy. She specializes in both regional and functional issues: the two Koreas, nuclear nonproliferation, East Asian relations, security, and negotiations. Duyeon Kim is an adjunct senior fellow with the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security and columnist for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. ![]()
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