Leaked satellite images reveal China constructing a sprawling military complex, rumored to be ten times the size of the Pentagon. Experts believe the development, dubbed 'Beijing Military City,' indicates preparations for a potential nuclear war with the US.
Timelapse images reveal the rapid construction of a massive military complex in China, a project that US officials believe could be at least ten times the size of the Pentagon. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment. The Financial Times, citing former and current US officials, reports that the intelligence community is closely monitoring the sprawling 1,500-acre (2.3 square mile) site, dubbed 'Beijing Military City' by some.
Analysts point to features within the complex that suggest Chinese leaders are preparing for a potential nuclear war with the United States.The FT's analysis includes images from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite, showcasing the project's development, which seemingly began last year about 20 miles southwest of Beijing. Experts have identified deep holes in the images, suggesting the construction of hardened bunkers to shelter China's military leadership during a conflict, potentially even a nuclear first strike. Lyle Morris, an analyst at the New York-based Asia Society Policy Institute, draws parallels to the deep underground bunkers that Chairman Mao Zedong and other top Chinese leaders used during the 1969 border clash with the nuclear-armed Soviet Union.Morris, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stated, 'One thing I can say with almost certainty: the deep bunkering suggests preparations for a nuclear C2 command. Given the CCP's utter paranoia about a U.S. first strike against the Mainland, this would be a compound for all senior CCP civilian and PLA leadership to move to for command and control during a nuclear war or crisis. China doesn't want to repeat what happened in 1969.' Mathieu Duchatel, a policy analyst at the Paris-based Institut Montaigne think tank, also commented on X, saying, 'The scale is amazing and the picturing it being built in Xiangshan is striking when you've been there. But what it tells us, that China does not only want military power parity with the U.S. but superiority, and that China's leadership is vulnerable to a disarming first strike, is something we already know.' Dennis Wilder, former CIA deputy assistant director for East Asia and the Pacific, told the Financial Times, 'If confirmed, this new advanced underground command bunker for the military leadership, including President Xi as the chairman of the Central Military Commission, signals Beijing's intent to build not only a world-class conventional force but also an advanced nuclear warfighting capability.'Recent years have witnessed China steadily expanding its nuclear capabilities and arsenal. The Department of Defense predicts that China will double its estimated 500 nuclear warheads by 2030. A robust nuclear force is considered crucial to President Xi Jinping's ambition of achieving strategic parity with Washington, according to experts.
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