China is expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal, and fast. The country already boasts the world’s largest land-based missile force, and soon that group could be in possession of more than 350 nuclear warheads.
However, the world wouldn’t know a lot of this, if it wasn’t for Decker Eveleth. The satellite imagery analyst was the first to discover China was secretly building 100 nuclear silos in Inner Mongolia. His findings made global news and caught the attention of the US military.
This satellite imagery analysis has become an essential tool in keeping tabs on China’s nuclear growth and military ambitions, and can provide a valuable insight into what’s going on in the minds of Beijing’s leadership.
In our series Super_Users, VICE World News explores the latest technology being used to fight crime, trafficking, climate change and social injustice.
Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won’t find elsewhere:
Watch more from this series:
I Debunk Putin’s Lies
Beating Scammers at Their Own Game
The Ethical Hackers at War With Putin
Ukrainians Are Bombing Russians with Custom Drones
The Forensic Artist Solving Cold Cases
Spamming a Multi-Billion Dollar Company
Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE
About VICE:
The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don’t even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE.
Connect with VICE:
Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos
Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com
More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo
Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v
Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice
Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice
Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en
The VICE YouTube Network:
VICE: https://www.youtube.com/VICE
MUNCHIES: https://www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES
VICE News: https://www.youtube.com/VICENews
VICELAND: https://www.youtube.com/VICELANDTV
Vice Life: https://www.youtube.com/Broadly
Noisey: https://www.youtube.com/Noisey
Motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV
VICE Sports: https://www.youtube.com/NOC
i-D: http://www.youtube.com/iDmagazine
Waypoint: https://www.youtube.com/WaypointVICE
