June 13, 2025: China recently did something unusual, they revealed details of their 8,000-ton Type 094 nuclear powered SSBN. This ballistic missile carrying boat is 135 meters long and 13 meters wide ...

China’s details of one of the key nuclear vessels have been revealed for the first time. The Type 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is the “first credible” sea-based part of China’s ...

China’s Type 094 Jin-class ballistic missile submarine was built to guarantee a nuclear second strike, carrying 12 JL-2 or JL-2C missiles with ranges up to 5,000 miles. Designed with early Russian ...

China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For the first time, China has outstripped U.S. nuclear-powered submarine production. U.S. plans to shore up an aging submarine fleet are delayed.

Their latest nuclear submarines, the Type 096 SSN and Type 094 SSBN, appear to have closed the quality and performance gap with similar Russian subs. Except for one item; the Chinese subs are still ...