China's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine (It Was a Total Disaster)
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Channel: World Of Weapon · 2018 · News & Politics
China's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine (It Was a Total Disaster) In 1974, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) accepted delivery of the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine. Long a cherished goal of Chairman Mao himself, the design was initially a disappointment. Despite their less than ideal performance, the Type 091 Han-class submarines will ultimately be remembered as Asia’s first indigenously produced nuclear attack submarines. According to historian Benjamin Lai, author of The Dragon’s Teeth , China first expressed interest in developing nuclear missile submarines as early as 1958. The project then stalled for several years, a period coinciding with the Great Leap Forward, but was revived in 1965. Beijing ultimately decided on a more pragmatic approach, building an attack submarine first and only then a missile submarine. The reasoning was that to produce an attack submarine, China would only need to master the reactor technology to be successful, while a nuclear ballistic missile submarine required mastery of the reactor, a missile and the underwater launch system. written by Kyle Mizokami Source : https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-chinas-first-nuclear-powered-submarine-it-was-total-disaster-38102 ______________________________________________________________________________ Thanks You For Watching..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Site : https://worldofweapon.wordpress.com Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/worldofweapon16 Twitter : https://twitter.com/worldofweapon VK.com : https://vk.com/vk.worldofweapon Myspace : https://myspace.com/worldofweapon #NuclearSubmarine #Submarine #MissileSubmarines #ChineseNavy Tags:- defence news,news,world news,weapon,asia news,military news,military,event,military event,defense news,,defence update, defense update,military update
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