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May 2, 2019 · Each of China's four Jin-class submarines is armed with up to 12 ballistic missiles that can carry a nuclear warhead with an estimated range of 7,200 kilometers (about 4,500 miles), according...
Apr 23, 2021 · In 1950, the PLA launched a series of amphibious operations, most notably resulting in the capture of Hainan island in the South China Sea. However, a landing in Kinmen was bloodily repulsed by ...
The Battle of Hainan Island ( simplified Chinese : 海南岛战役; traditional Chinese : 海南島戰役) occurred in 1950, during the final phase of the Chinese Civil War. The People's Republic of China (PRC) conducted an amphibious assault on Hainan Island on 16 April, assisted by the Hainan communist movement which controlled much of the ...
- 16 April – 1 May 1950
- The People's Republic of China takes control of Hainan.
- Communist victory
- Hainan, Kwangtung, China
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Mar 9, 2017 · The Jin-class nuclear missile submarines housed at Yulin deter the United States from attacking China with nuclear weapons — and from charging into any conflict, for that matter. And finally ...
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Feb 16, 2023 · The complex is also home to nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines of China’s growing underwater fleet. The Yulin Naval Base made headlines in 2020 when commercial...
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter.
Aug 29, 2018 · Satellite imagery reveals the existence of a hitherto unknown facility for the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) on Hainan Island, China’s southernmost province that verges on the South China Sea. The base is located 10km west of the city of Danzhou on Hainan.
