Hello, John and
Doves,
Why haven't Sino
subs (Chinese submarines) attacked yet?
I suspect that
back in the 60's, with the best global positioning devices that
Chinese yen could buy, there was a certain
When that sub
reached the West Coast of this Nation under God, why the navigator of that boat
proudly announced, "Captain, we are at Long Beach."
The captain in the
anecdote (which may actually be alternate
history, I admit) was educated at Harvard, no
less.
And the irony of
it all can be summed up in the following oft-paraphrased
sentence.
"I know you
believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that
what you heard is not what I meant."
Back to our
story...
What the
Harvard-educated Captain of the Sino sub heard was, "Captain, we are at
wrong beach."
"Well, let's get
to the right beach then, by golly, by gum," replied the dispirited
Captain. Just as we say, "English!" when we want to understand
someone, the navigator spoke the Chinese equivalent--reverently, of
course.
So great was the
fame and "face" of this fabled Captain Kirok, that
the Chinese were caused to repent (Greek word in NT means to reconsider) until
such a time as this.
It's happened
again!
~Blessings,
Mike
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http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/nov2013/janj114.htm
Jan J
(4 Nov 2013)
"China unveils
strategic map for a nuclear submarine attack
on..."
Perilous times shall come.
And there shall be
wars and rumors of wars. Matthew 24:6
http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2013/10/31/10312013_china-nuke-strike8201_s640x430.jpg?eb194a8121619d8dffb15b573231300b66dc3661
November 1, 2013 – BEIJING - Chinese state-run media revealed for the first
time this week that Beijing’s nuclear submarines can attack American cities as
a means to counterbalance U.S. nuclear deterrence in the Pacific. On Monday,
leading media outlets including China Central TV, the People’s Daily, the
Global Times, the PLA Daily, the China Youth Daily and the Guangmin Daily ran
identical, top-headlined reports about the “awesomeness” of the People's
Liberation Army navy’s strategic submarine force. “This is the first time in
42 years since the establishment of our navy’s strategic submarine force that
we reveal on such a large scale the secrets of our first-generation underwater
nuclear force,” the Global Times said in a lengthy article titled “China for
the First Time Possesses Effective Underwater Nuclear Deterrence against the
United States.” The article features 30 photos and graphics detailing, among
other things, damage projections for Seattle and Los Angeles after being hit
by Chinese nuclear warheads and the deadly radiation that would spread all the
way to Chicago. China’s sub fleet is reportedly the world’s second-largest,
with about 70 vessels. About 10 are nuclear-powered, and four or more of those
are nuclear ballistic submarines capable of launching
missiles.
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Heavily influenced by Soviet naval models that stressed underwater forces,
China’s nuclear submarine development began with the reverse-engineering of a
Soviet Golf-class conventional-powered sub in the 1950s. In the 1980s, China
developed its first ballistic missile sub, the Type 092 Xia-class, which has
12 launch tubes for the Julang (Giant Wave)-1 missiles. The JL-1 had a limited
range and failed multiple test launches. In 2010, a new class of missile sub,
the Type 094 Jin class, entered the service. It is capable of launching 12 to
16 JL-2 missiles with a range of about 8,700 miles, covering much of the
continental U.S. with single or multiple, independently targetable re-entry
vehicle warheads. Chinese calculations for nuclear attacks on the U.S. are
chillingly macabre. “Because the Midwest states of the U.S. are sparsely
populated, in order to increase the lethality, [our] nuclear attacks should
mainly target the key cities on the West Coast of the United States, such as
Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego,” the Global Times
said.
“
http://newprophecy.net/US-Russian_nuclear_sub_battle.jpg The 12 JL-2 nuclear
warheads carried by one single Type 094 SSBN can kill and wound 5 million to
12 million Americans,” the Global Times reported. China also has developed
land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles — notably the DF-31A, which has
a range of 7,000 to 7,500 miles. “If we launch our DF 31A ICBMs over the North
Pole, we can easily destroy a whole list of metropolises on the East Coast and
the New England region of the U.S., including Annapolis, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, Portland, Baltimore and Norfolk, whose population accounts for
about one-eighth of America’s total residents,” the Global Times said. All the
state-run press reports stressed the point that the PLA’s missile submarines
are now on routine strategic patrol, “which means that China for the first
time has acquired the strategic deterrence and second strike capability
against the United States.” “Our JL-2 SLBMs have become the fourth type of
Chinese nuclear missiles that threaten the continental United States, after
our DF-31A, DF-5A and DF-5B ICBMs,” said the Global Times. –The Washington
Post (
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/31/inside-china-nuclear-submarines-capable-of-widespr/
)
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Chinese unveil nuclear sub fleet: China has displayed its nuclear
submarines for the first time in over four decades to showcase their
“excellent safety” record as part of a naval drill. The submarines were shown
as taking part in exercises along with naval ships and helicopters. The drill
is the first open-sea drill in which maritime and air forces from all three of
China's fleets have taken part, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on
Monday. “We are China's first nuclear submarine force, and the 42 years since
our establishment have witnessed our success in avoiding nuclear accidents,”
Rear Admiral Gao Feng, commander of one of the People's Liberation Army navy's
submarine bases, told reporters in Qingdao port. While state television has
shown the footage of the submarines taking part in the exercises, which
according to the official media is the first time in 42 years ever since it
began inducting nuclear submarines in the fleet, the print media highlighted
its safety track with no accident record. The exercises in the west Pacific
went on “despite foreign disturbance,” the People's Liberation Army said.
Foreign military vessels and reconnaissance aircraft, reportedly from Japan
and US remained in the exercise area for an undue time monitoring Chinese
activity in the close distance and seriously disturbing the naval drill,
reports said. –Indian Express (
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/china-displays-nuclear-submarine-fleet-for-first-time/1188205/
)
JAN J