Commentary On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union (USSR) launched the world’s first satellite, the Sputnik, into space. The moment was characterized as the “Sputnik Moment” because America recognized they had grossly underestimated the capabilities and intentions of the USSR. Now twice in the past month, the world has witnessed the Chinese communist regime building hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos in the deserts of central China. The rapid buildup of these silos represents a dramatic shift in China’s nuclear posture and is an existential threat to the security of America … and the rest of the world. At the end of June, 120 silos, identical to other existing People’s Liberation Army Strategic Rocket Force nuclear ICBM launch facilities, were identified by commercial satellite imagery near the city of Yumen in Gansu Province. Then at the end of July, another 110 of the exact same type of ICBM silos …