Recently updated satellite imagery on Google Earth has exposed a key Chinese naval base, revealing the growing scale of the country’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet, as reported by Interesting Engineering. Located approximately 18 kilometers east of Qingdao, on China’s eastern coast along the Yellow Sea, this military installation is now visible through an open-access observation platform. It illustrates the steady and deliberate expansion of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the undersea domain. Far from being a simple maintenance facility, the base plays a central role in the logistical and operational infrastructure of China’s sea-based nuclear deterrent. Read more.
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China is rapidly building a diversified and capable undersea force intended to strengthen its nuclear deterrence posture, extend its projection capabilities, and challenge major naval powers in the Pacific. (Picture source: Google Earth)
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