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NEW: Our article reveals how China has expanded its nuclear-weapons test site at Lop Nur between 2020-24, and uses SAR change detection analysis to show how a new probable test area is active. doi.org/10.1080/1073...

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Nuclear-test preparation at the Lop Nur nuclear test site, 2020–24
Analysis of commercial remote-sensing data of China’s Lop Nur nuclear test site has revealed indications of preparation for nuclear testing, which has not been conducted at Lop Nur in almost 30 yea...
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I appreciate how this very good piece is both historically grounded and attuned to the novel nuclear risks of today - from @nukestrat.bsky.social, @mattkorda.bsky.social, @elianajjohns.bsky.social, and @alliemaloney.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | How nuclear war could start
Nuclear accidents are a fact of life for as long as these weapons exist.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Analysis of satellite imagery from multiple commercial providers from 2021-22 showed the construction of a separately secured facility, probably for storing high-explosive materials, located at 41.608°N, 88.4057°E, near the Nuclear Test Area Headquarters Complex." (p. 9)

doi.org/10.1080/1073...
Nuclear-test preparation at the Lop Nur nuclear test site, 2020–24
Analysis of commercial remote-sensing data of China’s Lop Nur nuclear test site has revealed indications of preparation for nuclear testing, which has not been conducted at Lop Nur in almost 30 yea...
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: Our article reveals how China has expanded its nuclear-weapons test site at Lop Nur between 2020-24, and uses SAR change detection analysis to show how a new probable test area is active. doi.org/10.1080/1073...

@jhu.edu @tandfresearch.bsky.social @iaeaorg.bsky.social @ctbto.bsky.social
Nuclear-test preparation at the Lop Nur nuclear test site, 2020–24
Analysis of commercial remote-sensing data of China’s Lop Nur nuclear test site has revealed indications of preparation for nuclear testing, which has not been conducted at Lop Nur in almost 30 yea...
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM