Japan alarmed by China’s military buildup

Posted by Matt in September 8th, 2008 | no comment

Japan’s latest defense report says that China has deployed new DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles, which have a range of 6,200 miles and is developing new Ju Lang-2 or JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. To load JL-2, it is now constructing a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. “If China puts JL-2 to practical use in addition to the [...]

Chinese Naval Bunker, Dumb Idea?

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2008 | no comment

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Apparently, it never dawned on the writer of this article that perhaps China is positioning itself to survive a nuclear war because it may need to start one.
It’s expending a lot of resources to build bunkers under many of its major cities too. Why? This is pretty much a waste of money unless you plan [...]

China’s Nuclear Submarine Base at Jianggezhuang

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

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Jianggezhuang is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay. There are six piers, a dry dock, various service facilities and an underground submarine tunnel.
The [...]

Propeller of a Ballistic-Missile Submarine Now Appears on the Internet

Posted by Matt in August 16th, 2007 | no comment

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The Navy goes to great lengths to conceal the design of its submarine propellers, but the aerial photo now on the Internet clearly shows the blades.
While he confirmed that the photo does show an Ohio-class hull, Lt. Cmdr. Chris Loundermon, submarine force public affairs officer, said it’s unclear what submarine is pictured.
Yes, that is an [...]

Google reveals China’s military secrets – Inquirer

Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2007 | no comment

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Google reveals China’s military secrets
Inquirer, UK – Jul 10, 2007
By Nick Farrell: Tuesday 10 July 2007, 08:33 GOOGLE EARTH has shown pictures of what military experts say is China’s new nuclear ballistic missile submarine.