Satellite photos reveal China is reorganizing nuclear missile sites

China's Second Artillery Corps, its strategic nuclear missile forces, has reorganized launch sites for ballistic missiles,according to the Federation of American Scientists.The group reported last week that commercial satellite images from Google Earth showed significant changes in ballistic missile facilities near Delingha in north-central China. The northern primary launch site has been expanded significantly between late-2005 (left) and late-2006.
Numerous new buildings have been erected, the access roads have been paved, work appears to be in progress next to the underground facility, and six 13-meter trucks that resemble launchers for the DF-21 MRBM are clearly visible on the launch pad. Washington Post The region is known to be a deployment area for China's liquid fueled DF-4 long-range missiles. However the DF-4s have disappeared, as none are seen in the images. Instead, the images show transporter erector launchers (TELs) that appear to be road-mobile launchers for DF-21 medium-range missiles. A dozen of the trucks, each with six axles, can be seen at the sites.The Pentagon's annual report on Chinese military capabilities states that China has some 40 to 50 DF-21 on 34 to 38 launchers. Intelligence analysts say the DF-21 is part of China's force targeting Taiwan, Japan and U.S. forces in Asia in the event of a conflict over Taiwan.The missile has an estimated range of 1,330 miles. With that range the DF-21s would not be able to reach U.S. bases but could target northern India including New Delhi. However, the DF-21s "would be within range of three main Russian ICBM fields on the other side of Mongolia: the SS-25 fields near Novosibirsk and Irkutsk, the SS-18 field near Uzhur, and a Backfire bomber base at Belaya," according to the report.
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