Confirmation of anything from the American State Department has as much legitimacy as used toilet paper. Literally "EVERY" single so-called confirmation of "concentration camps" in Xinjiang via satellite imagery, that was actually fact checked on the ground, turned out to be some variation of a shopping center, hospital, school or apartment building. Don't believe everything you read, especially if it's from the American government, or should we say "regime". They are the greatest bullsh*t artists of all time.
Note the reporting agencies, The Economist and Washington Times. No surprise there.
The economist and Washington time are the originator of the news. The silos was found by researcher at FAS and Matt Korda from James Martin center for Non proliferation study The third silo was found by another researcher from US air force research institute Roderick Lee. So they are not part of US national spy agencies but private research institute. The MSM picked up the news. It could be they are directed by US national agencies to look into certain area, That why it conceal US spying activities. By revealing the find in MSM they pressure China to come clean on the purported silo. But I never see civilian construction using inflatable dome
In recent weeks, analysts have discovered over 200 new intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the deserts of western China. Surprisingly, those behind the breakthrough weren’t intelligence professionals from the CIA or National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Instead, they were researchers from the
and the
with access to Google Earth and private satellite imagery. Nuclear analysts can now marshal
methods to reveal secrets that were previously the preserve of government intelligence agencies.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is currently building a new missile silo site, according to the US Air Force’s
.
Research director
Roderick Lee mentioned in his report that the PLA “likely began construction” of a potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo site in Hanggin Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.