On March 26, 2025, the United States Strategic Command officially acknowledged that China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy operates six Type 094 Jin‑class ballistic missile submarines, marking the emergence of Beijing’s first credible sea‑based nuclear deterrent. Each Jin‑class vessel can carry up to twelve JL‑2 or JL‑3 submarine‑launched ballistic missiles, extending China’s second‑strike capability across the Pacific. In this video, we analyze how this development fits into China’s broader nuclear modernization strategy, which includes breeder reactors for weapons‑grade plutonium production, an arsenal exceeding six hundred warheads today, and projections to surpass one thousand by 2030.

We also compare China’s undersea fleet with the fourteen Ohio‑class submarines of the United States, Russia’s Delta IV and Borei‑A boats, and the Triomphant and Vanguard classes of France and the United Kingdom. Finally, we examine how regional actors like India, Japan, and Australia are adjusting their deterrence postures in response to this evolving threat environment.

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US Acknowledges Jin‑Class Submarines as a Credible Sea‑Based Nuclear Deterrent

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