A satellite picture shows a carrier target in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, China, on October 20, 2021. Photo: ©2021 Maxar Technologies
China’s military uses fake US aircraft carrier for missile target practice
- Satellite images show targets in the shape of a US carrier and guided missile destroyers at a desert testing facility in Xinjiang, says US Naval Institute
- Concern in the US about China’s rapid expansion of nuclear weapons capabilities and its investments in advanced missile technology
A satellite picture shows a carrier target in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, China, on October 20, 2021. Photo: ©2021 Maxar Technologies