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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

Satellite images suggest China is developing nuclear reactors for large warships.

New satellite images of Chinese facilities in Sichuan province suggest that China is developing nuclear reactors for large warships. Furthermore, documents related to the facility refer to the facility’s work as the Nuclear Power Development Project. Documents also suggest that the China Ship Research and Design Center is the primary organization leading the project. Multiple independent researchers have said the evidence produce by Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California makes a convincing case that the facility is developing nuclear reactors for aircraft carriers.

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https://apnews.com/article/china-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-3e693365eb914324cc5e6b7dd33df73b