Important Takeaways:
- China’s efforts to achieve maritime military parity with the US have suffered a serious blow after its newest state-of-the-art nuclear submarine sank in a dock, American officials have confirmed.
- The incident happened last May or June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan and came to light, thanks to satellite imagery, despite efforts by the country’s communist authorities to stage a cover-up.
- It is not known if there were any casualties – or if the submarine had any nuclear fuel onboard at the time
- American officials say they have no indication that Chinese authorities have checked the water or nearby environment for radiation.
- There has been no acknowledgment of the incident from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
- “Can you imagine a US nuclear submarine sinking in San Diego and the government hushes it up and doesn’t tell anybody about it? I mean, holy cow!” Shugart said.
- A Chinese embassy spokesperson in Washington said they had no information to provide. “We are not familiar with the situation you mentioned and currently have no information to provide”
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