US Nuclear Sub Collision Demonstrates South China Sea’s True Menace
Brian Berletic- The circumstances surrounding the USS Connecticut’s collision remain, at the time of writing, a mystery.
Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between the United States and China, and especially because Washington accuses Beijing of acting irresponsibly in these waters thousands of miles from America’s own shores, an incident involving a US nuclear-powered submarine there could pose as a potential turning point – or at least a warning sign ahead of one.
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