WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- On Monday, the White House mandated that a Chinese-linked company and its partners sell property they had acquired near a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming, citing national security concerns.


MineOne Partners Limited, owned by Chinese nationals, collaborated with other companies to purchase real estate intended for cryptocurrency mining, according to the White House.


The property is situated within 1 mile (1.6 km) of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, which is a strategic missile base housing a portion of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal.


"The proximity of the foreign-owned real estate to a strategic missile base, a key component of America's nuclear triad, and the presence of specialized, foreign-sourced equipment potentially capable of facilitating surveillance and espionage activities, pose a national security risk to the United States," the White House stated.


The companies have been given 120 days to divest their interests in the property.