North West Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy explained

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]

Nuclearization of Tibet

In 1993, China has been accused of "nuclear-weapons research on the Tibetan plateau and dumping radioactive waste there".^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Mehrotra, LL. India's Tibet Policy: An Appraisal and Options. Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre, New Delhi.. 2000. Third. New Delhi.
• Book: Lewis. John Wilson. Xue. Litai. China Builds the Bomb. Stanford University Press. 1991. 9780804718417. illustrated. California.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Northwest Nuclear Weapons Research and Design Academy . 2020-09-26. www.nti.org.
2. News: Wudunn. Sheryl. 1993-04-19. NUCLEAR DUMP SITE REPORTED IN TIBET (Published 1993). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-14. 0362-4331.