Recently, Western media reported that a US "Sea Wolf"-class nuclear submarine had an underwater collision with an unknown object in the waters near the Zhongsha Islands in the South China Sea (analysis by Western social media), causing serious damage to at least 11 crew members. He was injured. Fortunately, the nuclear submarine's power system was not damaged, and the boat immediately sailed to its home port in Guam.
In response to this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian recently stated that China is seriously concerned about the incident and the United States, as a party to the incident, must clarify the cause of the accident in detail to the international community, especially the occurrence of the accident. Where is the location? Why does the United States want to sail in this waters, and what are their intentions? Whether the accident caused a nuclear leak and whether it caused damage to the underwater environment of the sea area must be explained by the United States.
In response to this accident, Zhao Lijian emphasized three points. First, the United States must bear its own responsibility and cause trouble in the South China Sea for a long time. The so-called "free navigation" is the cause of the accident. The fuse”; second, the United States deliberately concealed the truth of the accident after the accident, and delaying the investigation of the accident was extremely irresponsible; third, Britain and the United States helped Australia build nuclear submarines and proliferated nuclear submarine technology and strategic offensive weapon technology, which not only caused The chain reaction of the regional arms race has also greatly increased the probability of nuclear leakage accidents in the sea and surrounding areas. The United States is responsible for disrupting the strategic balance and safety environment in the region.
From this speech, we can see that the story of the incident happened suddenly, but it seems to have nothing to do with the collision between the submarine and the ship, and it has nothing to do with our ships. However, the US nuclear submarine collided in the South China Sea. But it has something to do with the background of the US causing trouble in the waters.
Analysts pointed out that nuclear submarines generally sail in accordance with pre-established waterways and routes.On the one hand, underwater mountains and reefs are densely distributed, and nuclear submarines conventionally follow planned routes to avoid complex underwater geomorphic areas. The entire South China Sea presents an underwater environment with high water depths on all sides, such as self-passing south of Hainan Island. The sea area between the Paracel Islands and the Zhongsha Islands can have a maximum water depth of 2,000 meters. Nuclear submarines are very safe in this water area. The sea area forms a sea platform with a water depth of 50 to 100 meters, and the underwater environment is perilous.
If the nuclear submarine really happened in the waters near the Zhongsha Islands, as the Western social media said, it means that the US nuclear submarine must be looking for a suitable hidden waterway, or the underwater environment based on the underwater environment. The map is airworthy for actual combat, and the purpose is to verify the route from bus strait through the Zhongsha Islands to the waterways of the Nansha and Xisha waters, then they are likely to hit submerged reefs and underwater mountains underwater. Judging from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the fact that nuclear submarines still have power, the speed of the US in this waters is not fast. It should be a safety measure to avoid underwater mountains and reefs. It is precisely because the speed is not high, unlike in 2005. The "San Francisco" nuclear submarine was finally hit by submarine mountain and was scrapped.
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Various signs indicate that the collision of a US nuclear submarine in the South China Sea shows that the United States has never changed its intention to seek opportunities for war in this waters. The US military is really serious about preparing for war, although in special The verification of the route failed, but the U.S.'s purpose is not simple. The tactical situation of attempting to hunt our ships through underwater nuclear power and nuclear submarine superiority has been revealed. All this tells us to accelerate the development of the South China Sea underwater monitoring network system, The importance of deploying an underwater intelligent anti-submarine system also tells us that "forgetting war is in danger", war is all around us, and speeding up the development of China's new generation of nuclear submarines is the key to catching up with the gap in underwater weapon platforms.
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