March 17, 2010

China stores most nuclear warheads in secret underground base near Xian

Most of China's estimated 400 tactical and strategic nuclear warheads are stored deep inside tunnels at the Taibai underground storage depot near the city of Xian. The private Project 2049 Institute said the facility is called the “22 Base,” and until recently had been kept totally secret within Chinese state-run press and military writings. “The Taibai underground complex is said to be equipped with an advanced physical protection system," the report said.
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China’s DF-31A ICBM Missile.
China banking on Washington trip by
Hu Jintao to calm tensions with U.S.

While Sino-U.S. relations continue to deteriorate over China's alleged currency manipulation and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, diplomats on both sides are gunning for at least a temporary halt to the downward spiral in bilateral ties. The Chinese Communist Party leadership will soon make an announcement on whether President Hu Jintao will attend the April 12 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. More significant is whether Hu will make the occasion a state visit.  (FULL STORY)
A Chinese bank worker counts stacks of Chinese yuan bank notes. AFP/File
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  INSIDE  NORTH  KOREA     
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