News Story: PLA's nuclear submarine fleet vulnerable due to idleness

Type 093 Shang class Submarine (File Photo)

Nuclear-powered submarines in China's navy are vulnerable to precision missile attacks because of the significant amount of time they spend at their bases, according to an article in the May edition of the Chinese-language Kanwa Defense Review.

The report by the Toronto-based publication said the PLA Navy's three main nuclear-powered submarines, the 11,500-tonne Type 094 with ballistic missile launching capabilities, and the 5,500-tonne Type 091 and 7,000-tonne Type 93 spent much of 2014 at their bases.

China's most advanced Type 094 submarines were not ordered to maintain combat readiness and remained largely inactive.

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