1 8 A satellite image shows military activity underway at the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation, with large tents and a range of military vehicles, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 30, 2026. (Pictures: Reuters)

2 8 A satellite view shows one of the two Xinjiang octagon-shaped military facilities, which analysts say are likely supporting the nearby Hami silo fields, near an airfield to the south and a rail terminal to the north, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, August 4, 2025.

3 8 A satellite image shows military activity underway at the edge of the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 11, 2026.

4 8 A satellite image shows what security analysts say is a launch pad that is part of two isolated desert networks linked by roads and possible communications conduits, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 10, 2026.

5 8 A satellite image shows military activity underway at the Xinjiang octagon-shaped installation, with large tents and a range of military vehicles, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 30, 2026.

6 8 A satellite image shows what security analysts say is a fortified weapons storage installation, revealing revetments around the building, a perimeter wall and guard towers, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, March 19, 2026.

7 8 A satellite image shows what security analysts say is a launch pad that is part of two isolated desert networks linked by roads and possible communications conduits, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 28, 2026.

8 8 Members of the People's Liberation Army stand as the strategic strike group displays DF-5C nuclear missiles during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.