China to send nuclear-armed submarines into Pacific amid tensions with US
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"China to send nuclear-armed submarines into Pacific amid tensions with US" — Julian Borger — Guardian — May 27, 2015
The Chinese military is poised to send submarines armed with nuclear missiles into the Pacific Ocean for the first time, arguing that new US weapons systems have so undermined Beijing’s existing deterrent force that it has been left with no alternative.
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