TOKYO/NEW YORK -- China is expanding its nuclear test facilities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, an analysis of satellite photographs obtained by Nikkei suggests. Explore the full interactive graphic here.
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Facilities that appear to have been upgraded at Lop Nur nuclear test site in Western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: (1) Sixth tunnel, (2) support and supply facilities, and (3) power transmission infrastructure. © Planet Labs
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