This photo of the submarine was taken on March 10. Photo – Maxar Technologies
Big claims China could not even save its nuclear submarines. Out of shame, China has not even released the information about the sunken nuclear submarines. But America has opened the door to its military capabilities.
One of China's new nuclear submarines sank in May or June. The incident took place at the Wuchang Shipyard near Wuhan. According to news agency Reuters, the incident was revealed through a satellite photo.
The submarine that sank belonged to the Zhao class category and was a nuclear powered submarine. According to the report, Chinese officials may have gone to great lengths to cover up the submarine disaster. This is the reason why the disclosure was delayed.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington declined to comment on the issue, saying he had no information on the matter.
This satellite image is from May 10. It features a Zou-class submarine. Photo- Planet Labs PBC
This photo was taken on June 15. Submarines are not visible in this. Photo- Planet Labs PBC
The submarine went missing after May 16 A Maxor Technologies satellite image on March 10 showed a Zhou-class submarine in a shipyard near Wuhan. This submarine is known for its long tail. After this, it was also visible in a Planet Labs satellite image on 16 May. More photographs were taken here in late June in which she was not seen.
Tom Shugart, who researched satellite images, was the first to give this information. After this, the Wall Street Journal did a story about this.
Shugart said at first he thought the submarine must have sunk. But later it was discovered that it was a nuclear powered submarine. He said, “Can you imagine an American nuclear submarine sinking in San Diego and the government hiding it and not telling anyone about it? It's not possible.”
China has not provided any information about the submarine According to a Wall Street Journal report, the submarine has been salvaged but is believed to be several months away from being operational again. Even the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has not yet confirmed the incident.
The American official said it was not known what caused it to sink. It is not known whether it was carrying nuclear fuel when it sank. It is not yet known whether there were any casualties in the accident.
Questions have been raised against the quality of Chinese equipment An American defense official told CNN that China's defense sector is mired in corruption. This incident raises questions about the responsibility of the PLA. Another US official said it was an embarrassment to Beijing, which is busy expanding its navy.
According to the China Military Power Report 2023, China has 6 nuclear fueled ballistic missile submarines, 6 nuclear fueled attack submarines and 48 diesel attack submarines. There are two types of nuclear submarines. Ballistic Missile Submarine and Power Attack Submarine. Ballistic missile submarines are more powerful.
Also, America has 53 fast attack submarines, 14 ballistic missile submarines and four guided missile submarines. America's entire submarine fleet is nuclear powered.
China is working on a plan to increase its number of submarines to 65 by 2025 and 80 by 2035. China already has the largest navy in the world with over 370 ships. China has now begun production of a new generation of attack submarines that run on nuclear fuel.
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