Source: Global Times
[Global Times report] According to the U.S. "Newsweek" and "Stars and Stripes", on the 24th, the United States has deployed its second nuclear submarine, the "Indiana", from the east coast of the United States to Hawaii this month. Previously, the U.S. "Los Angeles-class" attack nuclear submarine "Toledo" had completed the change of home port and arrived in Hawaii on July 12. The "Indiana" nuclear submarine is capable of launching long-range "Tomahawk" missiles, and the U.S. media is not surprisingly hyping up this move as a response to China.
On July 22 local time, the "Indiana" nuclear submarine arrived at Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base in Hawaii. Source of the picture: news photo from U.S. media.
"Newsweek" reported that the "Indiana" nuclear submarine arrived at its new home port - Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base in Hawaii on the 22nd of this month. Previously, it was stationed in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Now, it has become the third "Virginia"-class nuclear submarine under the U.S. Seventh Submarine Squadron.
The report cited a press release from the U.S. Pacific Submarine Force stating that the U.S. submarine squadron stationed in Pearl Harbor currently provides "training, equipment, and personnel combat readiness support" for seven fast attack submarines, including three "Virginia"-class and four "Los Angeles"-class nuclear submarines.
The U.S. media further exaggerated that in response to the so-called growing military power of China, the Pentagon has strengthened its military deployment in the Western Pacific region.
"Newsweek" mentioned that the "Indiana" nuclear submarine was commissioned in 2018 and is the 16th "Virginia"-class nuclear submarine in the U.S. military. Unlike some older models, this submarine is equipped with two large payload launch tubes, each capable of launching six "Tomahawk" cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 miles (approximately 1,600 kilometers), replacing the traditional 12 individual vertical launch tubes.
In response to the repeated hype by the U.S. about China's military strength, the Chinese side has made multiple responses. At a regular press conference in April this year, Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions from reporters, saying that some people in the U.S. always look at the Chinese military through a biased lens and exaggerate the so-called "Chinese military threat." I think this is precisely the obstacle in the current Sino-U.S. military exchanges. Non-confrontation, non-aggression, peaceful coexistence, are the most basic common interests of China and the United States, as well as the general expectation of the world's people. We have a clear understanding of our own development, and we hope that the U.S. does not have a "persecution delusion," always using others as an excuse.
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