Event Brief
China acknowledges construction of more nuclear missile silos
Filed: Jul 31, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
Summary: A PLA Rocket Force engineering officer says China built additional nuclear missile silos, calling them “strategic trump cards.”
WHO: Cui Daohu, PLA Rocket Force engineering unit officer (CCTV interview)
WHAT: Acknowledged and described China’s construction of additional nuclear missile silos
WHEN: Jul 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: CCTV aired a documentary and interview in which the officer described the silo construction programme and its completion.
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