Some Comments on Taiwan's Political and Strategic Environment
Anonymous on May 9, 2020commented: The US may very well use the claims by other countries as a means to push back on China in an unofficial way. I think that is a dynamic that the South East Asia...
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China's JL-3 SLBMs utilise carbon fiber booster casings for longer range
As usual I peruse Beijing’s Chinese language SINA News Agencywebsite for submarine articles. I have translated the article below into better military technical English to give it a wider audience...
View ArticleIndia’s INS Arihant SSBN compared to US Ohio-class SSBNs
In this short Youtube India’s first generation INS Arihant SSBN is compared to the US sixth generation Ohio-class SSBNs.
View ArticleSweden's Loss was Germany's Submarine Selling Gain
After Sweden made the grave error of selling its submarine maker (Kockums) to the Germans 1999-2014 the Germans hobbled Kockums submarine export-ability. This was particularly evident in Germany's sale...
View ArticleHanks "Greyhound" Submarine movie to be on small screen.
As usual I was perusing (not WashPost nor NYT) but the higher profile news website of the West African country of Ghana (BusinessGhana, of course!) which reports, May 21, 2020:“Tom Hanks Submarine...
View ArticleComments on Malaysian and Mainly Singapore Naval Issues
Shawn C has commented on Malaysian and mainly Singapore navy issues below – including Singapore’s Invincible class (Type 218SG) submarines might sport a mix of 533mm and 650mm torpedo tubes. Comments...
View ArticleGreat Aussie Convened Survey of SSBN & SSB Deterrence, Feb 2020.
A great new publication for SSBN-submarine and nuclear deterrence aficionados is:“The Future of the Undersea Deterrent: A Global Survey”. Edited by Rory Medcalf, Katherine Mansted, Stephan Frühling and...
View ArticleDisruption of Arms Supplies to the Provisional IRA
With relevance to tomorrow's Submarine Matters’ article:“Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation into Ireland for use in Northern Ireland began in the early 1970s. With these weapons it...
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British submarines "spied on" Northern Ireland
HMS Cachalot ---Flowing from yesterday’s article here is a rare case of country carrying out operational submarine surveillance of its own territory.The account below was published at Spanish language...
View ArticleChinese Security & Intelligence Already in Hong Kong
China's one party Parliament in Beijing decided on May 28, 2020 to apply China's national security laws to Hong Kong. This is unsurprising as I predicted on July 2, 2019 that this may happen,...
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Chinese Civilian Security & Intelligence in Hong Kong: Part 1
Following on from China’s military spying on people in Hong Kong there are many more civilian intelligence employees and their informants doing the spying. Their targets include:- of course, current...
View ArticleHow to Start World War Three, in South China Sea.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/07/asia/china-malaysia-indonesia-south-china-sea-intl-hnk/index.html"...The Malaysian-authorized drill ship, the West Capella, was looking for resources in waters also...
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China's Mass Surveillance System Coming to Hong Kong Soon
In addition to 91 million Communist Party members who, at the human intelligence level (humint) level, are required to report disloyalty to China's Ministry of State Security China has a vast...
View ArticleSee Bob (alleged drug smug-la) eaten by BIG Aussie SHARK, OK?!
"Bob", failed alleged Canadian drug smuggler crossed the Pacific to Australia's sunny Great Barrier Reef - see Youtube below (and here ) :Bob held his breath all the way"Simple enough" you might say....
View ArticleLangley's Lo Hung Phúc on China - Australian Relations
A buddy from the Australia-New Zealand desk at Langley sent me the following essay. It’s by Ms Lo Hung Phúc known simply as “Phúc” by her friends and frenemies. Now Phúc’s main concern is the extent...
View ArticleTrump: Russia's Top Agent of Influence
Judging by this June 1st phone hookup, Trump and Putin remain on excellent terms."President Trump of the "high IQ"boast likes to win. He’s such a winner that he’s won the SVR award for Russia’s Most...
View ArticleFrench SSN Submarine Fire "Not Nuclear"
From Agency France Press (AFP) via France 24, June 13, 2020https://www.france24.com/en/20200613-france-says-no-nuclear-accident-during-submarine-fire comes:"France says 'no nuclear accident' during...
View ArticleTrump Closer to Putin Than Trump Toward His Own People
Putin's Official "President of Russia" Press Release website records June 1, 2020http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/498/events/63444"Telephone conversation with US President Donald TrumpVladimir...
View ArticleComment on the June 12, 2020 fire on France's SSN Perle (S606).
Following SubMatts'June 14, 2020 article, submarine expert "S" has made some interesting comments regarding the June 12, 2020 14 hour fire on France's Rubis-classSSNPerle (S606). S comments:Heating of...
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Singapore’s Type 218SG (Invincible-class) submarine ISSUES
On June 15, 2020 new commenter “retortPouch” made some comments on Singapore’s current 2 Archer-classsubmarines, Type 214s and, in much greater detail Singapore’s Type 218SG Invincible-class...
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