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Subject: New Chinese Missile Base - FAS found via Google maps
Softwar    5/16/2008 9:20:55 AM
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/NATION04/1642075&template=nextpage China base Hans A. Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Information Project has found a hidden Chinese nuclear missile base using commercial satellite photos. The missile deployments were spotted in Delingha, central China and analysis of the GoogleEarth images revealed the Second Artillery Corps 812 Brigade Base with DF-4 intermediate-range mobile and silo-based missiles, and DF-21 medium-range nuclear missiles. "The region has long been rumored to house nuclear missiles and some details have emerged in recent years, but the new analysis reveals a significantly larger deployment area than previously known to the public, different types of launch pads, command and control facilities, and missile deployment equipment at a large facility in downtown Delingha," Mr. Kristensen said in a statement. The photos led to identification of 58 launch pads of four basic designs, several of which have been added since 2005. Delingha / Terlingkha - 414 Brigade 37°19'N 97°13'E
 
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Softwar       5/25/2008 9:58:54 AM

Hey!  Don't quote Nanhe when I'm the one that was right.  People might get the wrong impression and fail to properly perceive my brilliance!  ;-)

 

 


I stand corrected.  You were indeed right.
I am now looking carefully at the unusual sets of overpasses, and what appear to be prepared bunker areas near the launch zones.  The PLA 2nd took some notes from the Scud war in Gulf One.  There are some other road systems north and west of these sites that are similar in appeaance.
 
A few hours spent looking for some sites within range of Taiwan and Japan may be in order here.
 
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