The ability of big network data has been being highly developed and effectively applied in the field of security and military. As an example, as early as in 2010, the United States released a
report entitled “Chinese Nuclear Warhead Storage and Handling System” [17], which claimed that the US found nuclear bases of China in areas like Shaanxi, Jiangxi, and Sichuan. The report even
presented the names of cities and counties where the nuclear bases were located. This reports caused a sensation at a global scale. Through this report, the 2049 Project Institute7 of the United States got into public’s attention. Founded in Washington, DC, in 2008, this institute makes use of publicly available data and documents (such as journals and conference papers) to analyze and predict security issues in China related to its military and economy.