Time Magazine - Hey Look ! New US ships threaten China !
U.S. Tomahawk Missiles Deployed Near China Send Message
By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON – 38 mins ago
If China's satellites and spies were working properly, there would have been a flood of unsettling intelligence flowing into the Beijing headquarters of the Chinese navy last week. A new class of U.S. superweapon had suddenly surfaced nearby. It was an Ohio-class submarine, which for decades carried only nuclear missiles targeted against the Soviet Union, and then Russia. But this one was different: for nearly three years, the U.S. Navy has been dispatching modified "boomers" to who knows where (they do travel underwater, after all). Four of the 18 ballistic-missile subs no longer carry nuclear-tipped Trident missiles. Instead, they hold up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles each, capable of hitting anything within 1,000 miles with non-nuclear warheads.
Time Magazine :" Look at the US threaten China. Don't look at
preparations for war with Iran.
China: Yawn.
The Chinese took notice quietly. "At present, common aspirations of countries in the Asian and Pacific regions are seeking for peace, stability and regional security," Wang Baodong, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said on Wednesday. "We hope the relevant U.S. military activities will serve for the regional peace, stability and security, and not the contrary."
The astute will note the use of the word "regional"
Also, it took about 5 years to make these modifications.
Also, the Article says one is deployed to Diego Garcia. The Tomahawks have a range of about 1,000 miles.
Only targets with in 1000 miles of Diego Garcia are Southern India and Sri Lanka.
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