China has secret nuclear submarine base in Hainan

China has built a major underground nuclear submarine base on the southern tip of Hainan Island, The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. The newspaper said Jane’s Intelligence Review, a respected defence periodical, obtained satellite images of the base, adding that the photos were the first confirmation of its existence. “Satellite imagery, passed to The Daily Telegraph, shows that a substantial harbour has been built which could house a score of nuclear ballistic missile submarines and a host of aircraft carriers,” it said. According to the Telegraph, which published multiple satellite photos, one image shows a Chinese 094 nuclear submarine at the base. Others show several warships moored on long jetties as well as numerous entrances to what appear to be a network of tunnels. afp
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