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| N. Korea Builds up Submarine Force |
| 2011-03-21 |
| North Korea is building up its submarine force, deploying new Shark-class K-300 submarines with better performance, a longer body and higher underwater speed than the old model which infiltrated South Korean waters in 1996. A South Korean government official said Sunday, "We've confirmed U.S. satellite images and other intelligence that the North has been building and deploying new Shark-class submarines for a few years now. They're about 5 m longer than the old 34 m-long model and capable of traveling submerged more than 10 km/h faster." The North has about 70 submarines and submersibles. The Shark class, which accounts for about 40 of them, is its main submarine force. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 China is not going to challenge Russia [yet] in the SEA OF OSHKOSTK, vee Moscow-vs-Tokyo oer the South Kuriles - this all but leaves China + PLAN to attempt to achieve unilateral strategic access thru the OKINAWA-TAIWAN STRAITS + SOUTH CHINA SEA REGIONS. IFF NECESSARY, CHINA WILL FIGHT A NUCWAR AGZ THE USA OER TAIWAN = ACCESS INTO WESTPAC + CENTPAC. As CHina's vassal state = proxy, the DPRK goes where the PLA goes, which for time being is agz ROK + JAPAN as per the above. * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > STUDYING CHINA'S UNCLEAR NAVAL INTENT. ARTIC = Rising China has MYRIAD OCEAN-BORNE NEEDS = REQUIREMENTS, + BOOMING ECONOMY BASED ON EXPORTS TO OVERSEAS, BUT NO FOREIGN MILITARY BASES. * SAME > CHINA'S MILITARY DOMINANCE IN THE SPRATLEYS AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE? China's claim of indisputable = absolute sovereignty oer the bulk of the Regionally-disputed South China Seas [Resources + Islets] doesn't stand well wid its smaller Neighbors, e.g. Vietnam, Philippines, etal., + is inducing same to not only beef up their own mil arsenals in defense of thier lcoal claims but is also inducing same to cut back on trade relations wid China, which in trun affects trade relations wid China's non-SEAsian trading partners. * SAME > [George Will] THE BLUE NATIONAL SOIL OF CHINA'S NAVY. * SAME > [Author Vitally Praden = Naval War College Review]CHINA'S BALLISTIC MISSLES [ASBMS = LRBMS] IS SINKING THE US-NAVY'S LONG-RANGE PLANS. China's steadily improving anti-Carrier, Naval BM, SATWAR/SPAWAR threat to the US Navy in the waters around Taiwan. > The USN will NOT enough ships to both replace aging warships + meet "global" mission requirements, save for a brief period circa Year 2023. > Chinese LRBMS are already in a position to destroy USAF ABS in NE ASIA + WESTPAC long before US CVBGS arrive in-theater. > Costly US-Allied "Next Generation" fighterstrike stealth aircraft, e.g. F35, ultimately won't matter much. > As US CVBGS approach or arrives off Taiwan, the US should resort to LRBMS + LR Strategic Bombers to deter agz Chin ASBM, etc. anti-Carrier milstrikes. IIUC, ONCE IN-THEATER, OR OTHER CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TAIWAN + EAST CHINA SEA, THE US SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY RESORT TO MILPOL NUCLEAR "BRINKMANSHIP" IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE = "DE-ESCALATE" A MAJOR TAIWAN CRISIS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-22 00:10 |
| #1 Note to USN: Feel free to discreetly cull several hostiles in your AO, as long as you make it look like an accident. In deep water. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-03-21 12:18 |