Sunday, November 11, 2007

American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board. By the time it surfaced the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine is understood to have sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the carrier.

Chinese Sub Embarrasses US Navy
Afrique en ligne, France - 1 hour ago
A Chinese submarine surfaced in the middle of a recent United States Navy exercise in the East China Sea between southern Japan and Taiwan. ...

Cleveland Leader
Chinese Sub Pops Up Undetected in US Navy Exercise
Cleveland Leader, OH - Nov 10, 2007
When a Chinese submarine recently popped up undetected in the middle of a Pacific Ocean exercise, dangerously close to the USS Kitty Hawk, American military ...
Chinese sub has US military concerned United Press International
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Chinese sub pops up in the midst of a US carrier battle group
Hot Air, MD - Nov 10, 2007
American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the ...
Chinese submarine conveniently revealed in photograph
ITworld.com, MA - Oct 16, 2007
The Jin-class ballistic-missile submarine is one of the latest additions to the Chinese Navy and was spotted on Google Earth in July. ...
Don't Give Up the Ships
The Weekly Standard - Nov 9, 2007
China's purchases of advanced Russian anti-ship missiles and quieting technology have helped to turn the Chinese submarine fleet into a serious threat. ...
A Sub-Stantial Victory
TheDay, CT - Nov 10, 2007
The US will face a growing Chinese Navy in coming years. The slow pace of US submarine construction threatened to drop force levels to 40 submarines or less ...
Naval Strategy for the 21st Century
The Weekly Standard - Oct 23, 2007
force is two or three technology generations behind). ... (the Soviet submarine force being but a shade of its former glory, while the Chinese submarine...
US Navy Officials Concern Over Unexpected Appearance Of Chinese ...
RTT News, NY - 19 hours ago
... 5:06:50 PM During a major military exercise in the Pacific Ocean, US Navy officials are concerned over the unexpected appearance of a Chinese submarine. ...
China Flexes Military Muscles
NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 17, 2007
The JL-2 missile has not been cleared for service so the current Chinese submarine force is serving without weaponry. At this point, only one test firing of ...

China to Test Space Weapon in Moon Satellite Launch
Newsroom America, New Zealand - Oct 23, 2007
At the same time, the group said in a statement, a Chinese submarine will send simulated signals to the satellite as part of a test. ...

New submarine cable directly linking China, US starts construction
People's Daily Online, China - Oct 22, 2007
It would become the submarine fiber cable with the largest capacity and the longest span for China, linking the Chinese mainland with Taiwan, the Republic ...
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