The U.S. military first publicly confirmed on Friday that China has deployed new type of ballistic missiles with further range on its six strategic nuclear submarines, which has greatly shortened the distance that it needs to fight out of the United States.
The commander of the Pacific Fleet and General of the Navy Sam Paparo said at a meeting held in Washington that six "promotion" submarines in China (094 strategic nuclear submarine) are now "equipped with huge waves.-3 types of intercontinental ballistic missiles "," building them to threaten the United States. "
Papalo said:" We pay close attention to the movement of these submarines. "
The Pentagon's annual Chinese military report a year ago said that the Chinese PLA Navy will eventually gain the ability to attack from close to the United States.Papalo refused to disclose whether any of the six submarines had a "deterrent patrol" near Hawaii.
The US Congress Research Bureau estimates that the range of the "Giant wave-2" submarine-to-ball missile was about 7,200 kilometers, which enabled the PLA submarine to attack some parts of Alaska from China's offshore.But to crack down on the east coast of the United States, these submarines have to enter the waters of East Hawaii.
The "huge wave-3" increased by the range changed this situation.Commander and Navy General Charles Richard, commander of the United States Strategic Command, told the Senate Military Commission in March this year that the new submarine missile missile has made China a "protected fortress from the South China" aiming at the United States.
Some news reports believe that the maximum range of "Giant wave-3" may reach 10,000 kilometers.
"They now have the ability to use the promotional submarine to determine the patrols uninterrupted at sea", and "there will be more submarines appearing," Richard said. "They have a real nuclear nuclear nuclear nuclearCommand and control system. "
