Google Earth reveals suspected nuclear weapons facility in Pakistan
Adam Vaughan
Technology 27 November 2020
This extension to a nuclear facility in Pakistan was spotted using Google Earth
Neil Hyatt et al.
Sleuthing with satellite images on Google Earth has revealed a substantial and undocumented expansion to a suspected nuclear processing plant in Pakistan. Researchers say it is a possible sign of the country boosting the capacity of its nuclear weapons programme.
Pakistan has possessed nuclear weapons since 1998, but isn’t a signatory to key international treaties on nuclear proliferation and tests. The country’s secretive nuclear weapons programme is closely watched due to tensions with neighbouring India, which also has a nuclear arsenal.
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