#[1]alternate [2]alternate [3]BBC Homepage * [4]Skip to content * [5]Accessibility Help * [6]Your account * [7]Home * [8]News * [9]Sport * [10]Reel * [11]Worklife * [12]Travel * [13]Future * [14]Culture * [15]MenuMore [16]Search * [17]Home * [18]News * [19]Sport * [20]Reel * [21]Worklife * [22]Travel * [23]Future * [24]Culture * [25]Music * [26]TV * [27]Weather * [28]Sounds (BUTTON) Close menu [29]BBC News [30]Menu * [31]Home * [32]Coronavirus * [33]Climate * [34]Video * [35]World * [36]UK * [37]Business * [38]Tech * [39]Science * [40]Stories * [41]Entertainment & Arts [42]More * [43]Health * [44]World News TV * [45]In Pictures * [46]Reality Check * [47]Newsbeat * [48]Long Reads * [49]Asia * [50]China * [51]India China expanding its nuclear capabilities, scientists say Published 28 July 2021 (BUTTON) Share (BUTTON) close Share page (BUTTON) Copy link [52]About sharing Chinese troops salute in front of nuclear-capable missiles during a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People"s Republic of China in Beijing - 2009 photo Image source, Reuters Image caption, China is said to be growing its still small nuclear arsenal China is expanding its capacity to store and launch nuclear missiles, US scientists say. Satellite images from Xinjiang province in the west of the country suggest it is building a nuclear missile silo field, a report from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) says. US defence officials have expressed concern about China's nuclear build-up. It is the second new silo field reported to be under construction in western China in the last two months. The site could house about 110 silos, which are underground facilities used for the storing and launching of missiles. Last month, [53]the Washington Post newspaper reported 120 silos spotted at a site in a desert area in Yumen, in Gansu province. The FAS said in its report on Monday that the new site at Hami, about 380 km (240 miles) north-west of Yumen, was at a much earlier stage of development. China missile map In 2020 the Pentagon said China was set to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads, from a low base. The news comes as the US and Russia prepare for arms control talks. The talks, between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, are being seen as a first step towards reviving stalled negotiations on reducing nuclear arms. But China has so far not taken part in arms control negotiations. The US Strategic Command, the part of the Department of Defense responsible for strategic deterrence, [54]voiced its concern about the report in a tweet. "This is the second time in two months the public has discovered what we have been saying all along about the growing threat the world faces and the veil of secrecy that surrounds it," it said. 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