In Asia, North Korea is not alone in developing its nuclear arsenal.
Step by step, China is also working on it, trying to catch up on its American adversary.
Beijing has taken an important step in this regard by equipping its six Jin
-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) with
next-generation intercontinental ballistic missiles, the United States has publicly announced for the first time.
They are now “
equipped with JL-3 intercontinental ballistic missiles
,” Admiral Sam Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said Nov. 18 at a press conference reported by
Bloomberg
.
"
We are following these submarines closely
," said the admiral, without specifying whether these newly equipped submarines had already carried out deterrent patrols near Hawaii.
But "
they were built to threaten the United States
," the four-star added.
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