China’s Threat and Deterrence: New nuclear-powered submarine can hit U.S. mainland

A new report says China’s military has armed its newly commissioned nuclear-powered submarine with the country’s most powerful submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which can reach the U.S.A.. The report, published on Sunday by the South China Morning Post, said the Type 094A, or Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), was presented last Friday as part of the celebration to mark the 72nd anniversary of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. The new submarine is capable of firing the JL-3, or Julang (Big Wave) SLBM with a range over 10,000 km (6,200 miles), said a source close to the navy, who requested anonymity…