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China Is Preparing For Nuclear War
19FortyFive ^ | 7/5/2021 | Gordon G. Chang

Posted on 07/06/2021 5:04:55 AM PDT by Onthebrink

Recently released satellite imagery reveals that China has embarked on what the Washington Post termed “a building spree that could signal a major expansion of Beijing’s nuclear capabilities.”

Nuclear analyst Jeffrey Lewis revealed that China is building what appears to be 119 missile silos across more than 700 square miles in the Gansu desert. Construction began in February.

The silos suggest Beijing no longer seeks to maintain only a “minimal deterrent.” The Chinese military may even be building a nuclear “war-fighting” capability.

Lewis, the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, has also identified another 26 silos in China.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; china; crapblog; joebiden; military; nuclearweapons
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To: airdalechief

It would be over in about ten minutes. Of course the brave defenders of Taipei would fight a guerilla war for a while. The US media will show a lot of sad people and there will be speeches given. But in the end, very few Americans have the will to send our troops there.

We will wring our hands as we did about Warsaw and Nanking in the early days of WWII. But the US will do nothing out of fear.


41 posted on 07/06/2021 8:31:32 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SoCal Pubbie

And no human can survive where they took place a blast didn’t happen at Chernobyl and yet they still can’t live there.


42 posted on 07/06/2021 8:40:48 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Onthebrink

The planet probably needs to be nuked at this point. The whole world is insane.


43 posted on 07/06/2021 8:50:37 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I tend to agree Lt


44 posted on 07/06/2021 9:14:27 AM PDT by airdalechief
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Japan in crosshairs-blood feud.


45 posted on 07/06/2021 4:42:37 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: airdalechief

Haven’t fought an unrestricted war in eight decades.


46 posted on 07/06/2021 4:49:59 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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