The 093-type nuclear subs will be launched in 2012, the source said.
Some 'experts' belive the PRC/CCP will colapse in the next ten years. Although convenient, I am not holding my breath on that optomistic projection.
Squall torpedo, or VA-111 torpedo, were being tested on Russian nuclear submarine Kursk when it exploded and sank in Barents Sea on Aug. 12, 2000.
Although the cause of Kursk blast has not been defined, some Russian and Western military experts suspect the torpedo's volatile fuel liquid caused the explosion.
One can only hope that this would be the outcome should the PRC decide to take on the US or another nation...but counting on this would be a mistake. Then again, if PokeyJoe is right (unless they have found a way to overcome 'spoofing'), maybe we need not worry...