Abolish chinese nuke bases in Tibet

china uses the Tibetan plateau for the development of its nuclear bombs. The chinese military arsenal on the plateau is believed to include 17 top secret radar stations, eight missile bases with at least eight inter-continental ballistic missiles, 70 medium-range and 20 intermediate-range missiles, and 25 airfield and airstrips. Some of the missiles have a range of a nearly 13,000 Kms, which could reach many parts of Asia and US airforce army and naval bases in the Pacific. However, so far lack of transport facilities had greatly restricted china's military maneuverability.

With the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet railway line, china overcomes this obstacle in increasing its military deployment near the India-Tibet border region. This indeed will have serious security implications for India. It is believed that it will reduce the travel time from Gormo to Lhasa from 72 hours to 16 hours. In military terms, the rail link gives china the capability to mobilize up to 12 division (144,000 men ) a month. Though china may not pose a direct military threat to India, its strategic infrastructure in Tibet will enhance its military capability and enable chinese coercive diplomacy with respect to the border dispute with India. china also has a listening post in occupied Aksai Chin. Sources say the listening stations will monitor Indian deployments in the region, eavesdrop on forward and intelligence communications of the army, and even intercept US radio signals pertaining to anti-terrorism activities in Afghanistan.

The peoples republic of china possesses one of the largest land-based missile forces on the planet. The chinese plan never aimed for ICBM parity with the US or Russia the  rapid growth of a modern 2nd Artillery Corps has created a very potent deterrent force for beijing. china's missiles are capable of inundating the region surrounding china with  thousands, of conventional and nuclear armed missiles. The peoples liberation armys 2nd Artillery Corps is now recognized as one of the most devastating military branches found in any military worldwide.

Stung by china's aggressive posturing, including its deployment of missiles in Delingha near Tibet, and other increasingly hostile activities in Indias neighbourhood, the Cabinet Committee on Security is considering a proposal to set up separate centres for nuclear or missile intelligence and maritime security. In fact, with strong backing by National Security Advisor M K Narayanan, the CCS, which is still smarting under the chinese aggression, is all set to give the goahead to the proposal.

DF-21 missiles are currently "visible" at the following coordinates 21deg 23'34.73"N 110deg 11'23.57"E and 21deg 23'28.01"N 110deg 11'22.44"E

Why is china improving its ballistic missile facility at central-north Delingha, and how important is the move?

Satellite photos displayed by Google Earth appear to indicate that launch pads for older Dong Feng-4 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are undergoing upgrades to fit them for new 10-meter DF-21 medium-range missiles, according to a July 12 report by the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of American Scientists. Older liquid-fueled missiles previously thought to have been deployed in the area may have been replaced with newer solid-fueled missilesThe DF-21 is a medium-range ballistic missile estimated by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to have a range of approximately 1,330 miles (2,150 kilometers). It is China%u2019s first solid-fueled ballistic missile and believed to carry a single warhead with a yield of 200-300 kilotons. Full operational deployment began in 1991. The missile is approximately 33 feet (10 meters) long and launched from a six-axle transporter erect launcher (TEL).

This means the DF-21s would be able to hold at risk all of northern India, including New Delhi, project director Hans Kristensen said. Moreover, and this is perhaps the most interesting implication of the discovery, DF-21s would be within range of three main Russian ICBM fields on the other side of Mongolia: the SS-25 fields near Novosibirsk and Irkutsk, the SS-18 field near Uzhur and a Backfire bomber base in Belaya.%u201D

The Delingha  deployment area stretches approximately 52 kilometers (32 miles), covering 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) west of the city of Delingha (see Figure 1). A total of 36 launch pads have been identified along three side roads extending north from the main road. The three strings of launch pads are separated by 16-20 kilometers (10-12 miles). This area appears to be very active with missile operations detected in 2005 and 2007, and several facilities in downtown Delingha associated with missile operations

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