Top US rival showcases new missile silos that can house long range weapons

China has effectively acknowledged expanding its network of nuclear missile silos for long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles.

State media CCTV featured a PLA Rocket Force officer confirming construction of underground missile facilities.

The buildup is part of China’s nuclear modernization and could make its arsenal harder to target while strengthening second-strike capability.

It may also shift nuclear balance and arms-control dynamics with the United States and other powers in the Indo-Pacific.