New Delhi:
Satellite images first published in a detailed New York Times report indicate the possible reactivation of China's Lop Nur nuclear test facility in the remote Xinjian Autonomous Region in the northwest of the country.
The images, which have since been procured by NDTV, appear to indicate that China may soon be in a position to conduct full-fledged nuclear tests or, possibly, subcritical nuclear explosions. Subcritical experiments simulate nuclear explosions by using chemical explosives.
Maxar Imagery shows multiple shafts/tunnels carved into hillsides into Lop Nur, the Chinese nuclear test site. Click here for high-resolution pic
China conducted its first nuclear test in Lop Nur in 1964. Click here for high-resolution pic
An effort by China to step up nuclear testing would indicate Beijing's interest in testing and qualifying some of its newest nuclear warhead designs fitted on a host of new-generation ballistic and cruise missiles.
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