Satellite images have unveiled China's construction ... The research facility, located in Mianyang, Sichuan province, has been analysed by multiple experts that have identified the plant's design ...

The Mianyang center surpasses the size of the American National Ignition Facility (NIF). With an experimental bay 50% larger, it could become the world's largest laser fusion site.

In November 2020, U.S. arms control envoy Marshall Billingslea released satellite images he said showed China's buildup of nuclear weapons support facilities. It included images of Mianyang ...