North_West_Nuclear_Weapons_Research_and_Design_Academy

North West Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy

North West Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy

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North West Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy also known as the Ninth Academy and Koko Nor Complex was established by the Ninth Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China in Amdo, Qinghai, Tibet, China in 1958. For nearly twenty years, the facility was responsible for the production of China's nuclear weapons.[1][2][3]

Nuclearization of Tibet

In 1993, China has been accused of "nuclear-weapons research on the Tibetan plateau and dumping radioactive waste there".[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Northwest Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy". www.nti.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. [2]
    Mehrotra 2000, p. 35.
  3. [3]
    Lewis & Xue 1991, p. 140–143.
  4. [4]
    Wudunn, Sheryl (1993-04-19). "NUCLEAR DUMP SITE REPORTED IN TIBET (Published 1993)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-14.

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