Google Maps Shows Chinese Nuclear Sub Prototype

mytrip writes "An image of what could be one of China's new nuclear ballistic missile submarines is available on the Google Maps and Google Earth satellite-image site, a defense blogger claimed Tuesday. The satellite picture was discovered by Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of American Scientists, and announced Tuesday on his blog. Kristensen believes the picture, taken by the Quickbird satellite late last year, reveals China's new Jin-class, or Type 094, nuclear ballistic missile sub. The new sub class is approximately 35 feet longer than its predecessor, the Xia-class, also known as Type 092, according to two images Kristensen compares on the blog. The Jin-class sub has an extended midsection that houses 12 missile tubes and part of the reactor compartment, Kristensen explains."

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Re:Join the Navy, See the World

[Doc Ruby]

If Google can get the photos, then every country (and corporation, and rich guy) can get the photos. There is absolutely no reason why the general public shouldn't get these images via Google when those privileged people can get them. In fact, since those privileged people start all the wars that the rest of us fight for them, the general public is much more trustworthy a viewer of those military locations.

        "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" by Roger Waters

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Looks like the privileged TrollMods with something to hide think they can hide my post with absurd moderations.

Re:Maybe we should sell Taiwan a Los Angeles

[enrevanche]

i think you mean, the U.S. has gotten in trouble lately trying to defend or liberate oil (or actually raise the price of). The U.S. has rare;y fought to liberate anyone, the motive is always ulterior.

Re:Join the Navy, See the World

[Doc Ruby]

I omitted the lyrics to the song whose title and author I included, all relevant to both the story and my reply, though it was TrollModded "Offtopic".

Your snotty apology for them shows the caliber of people who don't like facing the facts on this story.