Two excellent
articles by Kaif Shaikh writing at Interesting Engineering which is headquartered at New York and Istanbul are:
China’s
nuclear submarine fleet size surpasses Russia, closes in on the US: Once a distant competitor, China has surged past Russia in the
nuclear submarines count tally, of January 13, 2026 at https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-russia-nuclear-powered-submarine
and
China
could use nuclear propulsion for next aircraft carrier after Fujian’s flaws
emerge: China’s Fujian carrier has key design
limits and its next nuclear carrier could be built to overcome them, of January
19, 2026 at https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-nuclear-propulsion-aircraft-carrier
2 comments:
Pete this is quite relevant - the new US defense strategy is out today. It is consistent with Trump’s rhetoric.
Countering China is no longer the primary goal.
I can find no mention in it of Australia or AUKUS.
So why are we spending most of our budget on small numbers of costly platforms interchangeable with the USN and USAF?
https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/2003864773/-1/-1/0/2026-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY.PDF
Hi Anonymous at
See my reply "US National Security Strategy 24 Jan 2026 bad for Australia" of January 25, 2026 at https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2026/01/us-national-security-strategy-24-jan.html
Regards Pete
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