PURITAN PICTURES - CHINA WEAPONS BASE WORLD WAR 3 PREP WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

Published on Dec 16, 2016
China installs weapons on contested South China Sea islands

Matthew 24:6
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet


New satellite imagery indicates that China has installed weapon systems on all seven artificial islands it has built in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

It's a move that's likely to alarm the country's neighbors and further unsettle ties with the United States, where President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself increasingly willing to confront and challenge Beijing.
The images, released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, show anti-aircraft guns plus other weapons systems that would guard against cruise missiles sitting in hexagonal structures on the islands.
China has already built military-length airstrips on three of these artificial islands, previous analysis by the AMTI, part of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has shown.
China's Defense Ministry said the military installations were proper and lawful, and mainly for self-defense.
"If others are flexing their military muscles at your doorstep, are you not even supposed to have a slingshot in hand just in case?" a statement said.
The organization's findings come despite a pledge from China's leadership that it has no intention of militarizing the islands.
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