KOMO NEWS - China has revealed to the world it has a nuclear submarine program.
Along with that, state-run media has also revealed targets for sub-based nuclear missiles. A map shows Seattle as a prominent target.
China expert Gordon Chang is the author of “The Coming Collapse of China,” and says this is a threat that needs to be taken very seriously.
“Of course, the United States has nuclear submarines,” he said, “but we don’t talk about incinerating Chinese cities and showing diagrams with blast radiuses. This is clearly very hostile, very aggressive, and we need to take note of this.”
Along with that, state-run media has also revealed targets for sub-based nuclear missiles. A map shows Seattle as a prominent target.
China expert Gordon Chang is the author of “The Coming Collapse of China,” and says this is a threat that needs to be taken very seriously.
“Of course, the United States has nuclear submarines,” he said, “but we don’t talk about incinerating Chinese cities and showing diagrams with blast radiuses. This is clearly very hostile, very aggressive, and we need to take note of this.”
DAILY MAIL - The Chinese submarine fleet reportedly is the second-largest in the world. According to Chinese media, the fleet includes 70 subs, 10 of which are nuclear powered.
Reports from China's state-run media stressed that the PLA's submarine fleet currently is on routine strategic patrol, 'which means that China for the first time has acquired the strategic deterrence and second strike capability against the United States.' At least four of those subs are capable of launching the JL-2 missiles.
Last week, state-run Chinese news agencies - such as China Central TV, the People’s Daily, the Global Times, the PLA Daily, the China Youth Daily and the Guangmin Daily - ran identical reports about the 'awesomeness' of the People's Liberation Army's submarine force.
'Because the Midwest states of the U.S. are sparsely populated, in order to increase the lethality, [our] nuclear attacks should mainly target the key cities on the West Coast of the United States, such as Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego,' the Global Times said.
'The 12 JL-2 nuclear warheads carried by one single Type 094 SSBN can kill and wound 5 million to 12 million Americans.
'If we launch our DF 31A ICBMs over the North Pole, we can easily destroy a whole list of metropolises on the East Coast and the New England region of the U.S., including Annapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Portland, Baltimore and Norfolk, whose population accounts for about one-eighth of America’s total residents,' the Global Times said.
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