China's former nuclear device base opened to foreign press

China's former nuclear device base opened to foreign press

China has recently opened for the first time to foreign journalists its former base for producing nuclear devices. The photo, taken on June 22, shows the base in the Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China. The devices produced there were exploded in 16 nuclear tests conducted by China.

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