Chinese submarine design targets American homeland

Chinese submarines will soon be able to strike the U.S. mainland from positions closer to China than to the U.S., American naval commanders testified to Congress yesterday. Vice Adm. Richard Seif, commander of U.S. Navy submarine forces, said the ballistic missile submarines, currently under production, will soon “challenge the U.S. Navy’s long-standing undersea dominance.” Read more about this trend in “The Rise of China As a Superpower.”