US media: Satellite images show that China, the United States and Russia expand nuclea

A set of satellite images show that Russia, the United States, and China have built new facilities in their respective nuclear test sites in recent years and tap new tunnels.Experts analyze that although there is no evidence that China, the United States and Russia are interested in preparing for nuclear tests, the large amount of financial resources they have invested in each may trigger a modern competition of nuclear arsenal.

The special articles published by the United States CNN (CNN) on Friday (September 22) quoted the exclusive satellite images of its exclusive obtained, saying that the expansion of the nuclear test grounds of China, the United States and Russia has significantly expanded signs.

Jeffrey Lewis, an analyst in the field of military defense proliferation research, said that the satellite images of China, the United States and Russia in the past three to five years can be found that the three countries have opened up the mountains where their nuclear test venues are located under the mountains where they are located under the mountains where their nuclear test venues are located under the mountains where they are located under the mountains where their nuclear test venues are located.New tunnels and roads are also built with new storage facilities, and vehicles in and out of these locations have also increased.

Although there is no evidence that China, the United States and Russia are preparing for nuclear tests, Lewis pointed out that these images can indeed provide "many hints, indicating that Russia, China, and the United States may resume nuclear tests."

Cedric Leighton, former American intelligence analyst, also said after viewing the satellite image obtained by CNN: "It is obvious that China, the United States and Russia have invested a lot of time, energy and money, not only (hard work)Make its nuclear arsenal modernization, and also prepares to conduct various activities required for (nuclear) tests. "

A comprehensive banning nuclear test treaty reached in 1996 prohibits all countries from conducting underground nuclear tests.China and the United States have signed this treaty, but have not been approved; Russia has approved the treaty.However, China, the United States and Russia have not undergone underground nuclear tests.

However, Russian President Putin said in February this year that if the United States takes action first, he will order a nuclear test and emphasize that "no one should have a global strategy.Fantasy ".

Analysts pointed out that when the situation between the United States and China and Russia continues to be tight, even if people think that the actual armed conflict is not imminent, the spread risks of various countries may still cause a nuclear test infrastructureModernization competition.

Lewis emphasized that the threat of the nuclear test "comes from the extent to which it accelerates the increasingly exacerbated arms competition between the United States and China and Russia", and the consequences of this issue may be "we spend it spendGreat funds have not become safer. "