Chinese Reveal Nuke Attack Capability

[101ABN]

“This is the first time in 42 years since the establishment of our navy’s strategic submarine force that we reveal on such a large scale the secrets of our first-generation underwater nuclear force,” the Global Times said in a lengthy article titled “China for the First Time Possesses Effective Underwater Nuclear Deterrence against the United States.”

Read more: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/31/inside-china-nuclear-submarines-capable-of-widespr/#ixzz2jPO2Fgw4

[Sailor]

Uh huh, I read that article earlier. The west coast (sorry 101) and part of the northern tier of states.

Now, take a map of mainland China and a BIG red highlighter. Color in the entire map.

PRESTO!!

You now have a map of US nuclear retaliation capabilities against the PRC with enough capability left over to keep Russia well covered without having to call on our allies.

[101ABN]

Not to mention that their nuclear capable missle suubs are targeted by multiple systems and their positions tracked 24/7 with accuracy approaching 1 square meter.

[Sailor]

Yup.

I'll let you in on an open secret 101, the same tricks our attack boat drivers and SOSUS practiced against the Soviet Delta and Typhoon boats back in the bad old days work just fine against the noisier PLAN SSBNs. ;D

Even though our SSN fleet has been cut way back over the years we can still spare Los Angeles or Virginia class boats to follow them.

Tom Clancy was a lot closer to the truth than most realize when he postulated in "Debt of Honor" that we had SSNs tracking whales for practice. PLAN "boomers" are a lot noisier than whales.