![]() US Navy Los Angeles class nuclear-powered submarine USS Key West on deployment in the Western Pacific (Department of Defence) In a major war, this would be highly desirable, although it’s hard to see this in itself as war winning. Such examples suggest that sinking warships in the South China Sea may send a future Chinese navy back to port or induce them to operate elsewhere. In the Falklands War, the sinking of the Belgrano cruiser by a British SSN defeated the surface ships of the Argentine navy, but the war continued. In the Ukraine war, the sinking of the Moskva cruiser, along with a landing ship, a naval tug and five patrol boats defeated the Russian navy, but the war continues. History suggests caution if seeking deterrence by sinking ships. Deterrence tries to decisively influence the minds of potential aggressors and so prevent war starting. Australia apparently believes that operating its SSNs (probably about three on station) in the South China Sea could deter China starting a war in the future by threatening to sink Chinese warships and submarines. The crux of the matter now comes into view. The Collins submarines, being designed as part of the 1987 Defence of Australia strategy, were not intended to cruise alone near the coasts of a distant hostile superpower.ĭeterrence tries to decisively influence the minds of potential aggressors and so prevent war starting. Retired Australian Navy Vice Admiral Mike Noonan argues that Collins submarines in having to occasionally recharge their batteries will be readily detectable in the future when operating close to China. These characteristics shape South China Sea submarine operations. By comparison, anti-ship missiles fired from aircraft, surface ships and land vehicles have small warheads and cause mission kills, that is, damages a hostile ship sufficiently that it leaves the battle for homeport and repairs. However, in terms of combat systems and torpedoes, the Collins and SSNs are very similar. They are akin to the Australian Navy’s conventionally powered Collins Class submarines but much faster, much longer ranged and with much greater submerged endurance. It has 5,977 warheads while the United States has 5,428, according to the Federation of American Scientists.Ī DecisionDesk/NewsNation poll shows 39% of Americans think Russia is the country’s biggest threat, followed by China and Iran.Nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are technically incredible. Russia is the world’s biggest nuclear superpower. “And I think that needs to be clear publicly so that everybody in the Russian military intelligence, domestic security conglomerate knows how much is at risk here.” “I think we should say publicly that if Putin did authorize the use of a nuclear weapon, he would be signing his own suicide note,” former national security adviser John Bolton said on NewsNation’s “Cuomo. officials continue to warn Putin and Russia that there could be catastrophic consequences if it resorts to nuclear warfare. When asked about the media reports, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia did not want to take part in what he said was the West’s “nuclear rhetoric.” Forecasters watching 2 tropical disturbances in the Atlantic ![]()
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