In the heart of China’s Xinjiang region, in the vast expanse of the Lop Nur, lies a site of great historical significance in the annals of Chinese Communist military history – the site of the first-ever atomic bomb detonation. Today, this remote location continues to play a pivotal role in China’s military testing and training, due to its unique geographical positioning. Hidden amidst the sandy deserts, some 150 kilometers south of Lop Nur, is a remarkably lifelike full-sized model of a U.S. aircraft carrie