China quietly loads 100+ ICBMs into new missile silos near Mongolia: report

China has reportedly loaded much than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles into 3 recently constructed silo fields adjacent its borderline with Mongolia and shows small involvement successful arms power talks, according to a draught Pentagon study seen by Reuters.

The appraisal underscores Beijing’s accelerating subject buildup, with the study saying China is expanding and modernizing its atomic forces faster than immoderate different nuclear-armed power. Chinese officials person repeatedly dismissed specified findings arsenic attempts to "smear and defame China and deliberately mislead the planetary community."

The Pentagon declined to remark erstwhile contacted by Fox News Digital astir the Reuters report.

Military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles question past Tiananmen Square during the subject parade marking the 70th founding day of People's Republic of China, connected its National Day successful Beijing, China Oct. 1, 2019. Jason Lee/Reuters (Jason Lee/Reuters)

Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump said helium whitethorn prosecute denuclearization discussions with China and Russia. The Pentagon report, however, concluded that Beijing does not look inclined to engage.

"We proceed to spot nary appetite from Beijing for pursuing specified measures oregon much broad arms power discussions," the study said.

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According to the assessment, China has apt loaded much than 100 solid-fueled DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles into silo fields adjacent the Mongolian border. While the Pentagon had antecedently disclosed the beingness of the silo fields, it had not publically estimated however galore missiles had been placed wrong them.

China’s embassy successful Washington did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The study did not place imaginable targets for the recently loaded missiles and could alteration earlier it is formally submitted to Congress, U.S. officials said.

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China’s atomic warhead stockpile remained successful the debased 600s successful 2024, reflecting what the study described arsenic a slower accumulation complaint compared to erstwhile years. Still, Beijing is connected way to transcend 1,000 atomic warheads by 2030.

China says it adheres to a atomic strategy of self-defense and maintains a no-first-use policy. But analysts accidental Beijing’s nationalist messaging progressively contradicts that restraint.

"For a state that inactive advocates a argumentation of ‘no-first use,’ China has go progressively comfy showcasing its atomic arsenal, including parading its atomic triad unneurotic for the archetypal clip successful September," said Jack Burnham, a elder probe expert successful the China Program astatine the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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Burnham said Beijing’s rejection of arms power talks reflects the gait of its weapons construction. "China has nary involvement successful locking successful a semipermanent strategical disadvantage, and each volition of gathering an arsenal connected par with its perceived spot successful the world, alongside and perchance yet up of the United States," helium said.

The study besides warned that China expects to beryllium capable to combat and triumph a warfare implicit Taiwan by the extremity of 2027. Beijing claims the self-governed land arsenic its ain territory and has ne'er ruled retired the usage of force.

China is refining options to prehend Taiwan by "brute force," including long-range strikes up to 2,000 nautical miles from the mainland that could disrupt U.S. subject operations successful the Asia-Pacific, the study said.

The findings travel arsenic the 2010 New START treaty, the past remaining atomic arms power statement betwixt the United States and Russia, approaches expiration. The pact limits some sides to 1,550 deployed strategical atomic warheads.

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"What is astonishing is that China has present loaded lone astir 100 of the silos it has built recently," said Gordon Chang. "That’s an denotation wealth is choky successful the People’s Liberation Army."

Chang warned against extending New START without Beijing’s participation. "This is nary clip for the U.S. to hold to an hold of the New START Treaty with Russia," helium said. "Russia and China are de-facto allies, and they are ganging up connected America. Without China successful a woody — Beijing has flatly rejected each atomic arms-control inaugural of the U.S. —no pact tin beryllium successful America’s interest."

Reuters contributed to this report.