Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Eagle-eyed Google Earth fans spotted over a hundred new missile silos in China’s Yumen desert, sparking fears of a massive expansion of the country’s nuclear arsenal.But they may not have been as eagle-eyed as they thought.
Official Chinese sources have pointed out that the satellite photo showing the 'missile' base is clearly marked with a caption revealing that the launch pads are in fact the "Yumen Gansu Wind Farm".Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on China’s nuclear capabilities, told the Washington Post that the satellite image was proof that China was expanding its nuclear arsenal at an "incredible" rate."If the silos under construction at other sites across China are added to the count,.
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