[Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] Police in Gansu province have turned back a man set on entering the Lop Nur uninhabited area in southeastern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region after concerns were ...

First, we delve into China’s mysterious nuclear hotspot at Lop Nur, where recent satellite images reveal alarming developments suggesting a resurgence in nuclear ambitions. Next, we uncover ...

Dailymotion Autumn gold at Lop Nur wetland Posted: 3 November 2024 | Last updated: 21 April 2025 Discover the breathtaking desert poplars at this National Wetland Park in China, where the trees ...

Sixty years ago, in the remote Lop Nur desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China successfully detonated its first atomic bomb, code-named “Miss Qiu”. The test, on October 16 ...

Sentinel 2 L2A satellite imagery showing the triangle area at Lop Nur where China's reusable spaceplane is thought to land. Credit: European Union/modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 HELSINKI ...

The report, substantiated by satellite images, claimed that China has possibly reactivated its Lop Nur nuclear test facility in a remote Xinjian Uygur autonomous region in the northwest of the ...

The report, substantiated by satellite images claims to confirm the concerns around China's old base Lop Nur. The base where China detonated its first atomic bomb nearly 60 years ago has recently ...

Annotated photo of a drill rig hidden in the eastern hills of the Lop Nur site in Xinjiang. (Source: NYT) Evidence suggests that Beijing is weighing whether to test a new generation of nuclear arms.

Images emerged a few years ago indicating the construction of a new airbase to service China's nuclear test facilities in Lop Nur. Click here for high-resolution pic For India, which declared a ...

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In the remote desert where China detonated its first atom bomb nearly 60 years ago, a drilling rig recently bored a deep vertical shaft that is estimated to plunge down at least a third of a mile.