SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: So this was launched from a nuclear-powered submarine. That changes the meaning.

https://x.com/OopsGuess/status/2074047715840000446

𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦

So this was launched from a nuclear-powered submarine.

That changes the meaning.

This was not just a missile test.
It was China showing that its nuclear deterrence is no longer confined to land-based missiles.

Land-based.
Sea-based.
Air-based.

The nuclear triad is now complete.

And that is why Japan and Australia suddenly sound so anxious.

They are not “alarmed” because China tested a dummy warhead in international waters after giving advance notice.
They are alarmed because China’s second-strike capability is becoming visible.

A land-based nuclear force can be targeted.
A sea-based nuclear force can disappear into the ocean.

That is the nightmare for U.S. containment strategy.

China is no longer just building missiles.
China is building survivable deterrence.

And once a country has credible survivable deterrence, intimidation stops working.

Quote

𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦

@OopsGuess

22h

China notified relevant governments before the missile test.
The missile carried a dummy warhead.
It landed in designated international waters.

It was a routine annual military training exercise and not directed at any specific country.

And still Japan, Australia and New