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In a valley in Zitong, engineers have been building new bunkers and ramparts.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS
Chris Buckley and Agnes Chang
BEIJING – In the lush, misty valleys of south-west China, satellite imagery reveals the country’s accelerating nuclear build-up,
One such valley is known as Zitong, in Sichuan province, where engineers have been building new bunkers and ramparts. A new complex bristles with pipes, suggesting the facility handles highly hazardous materials.
