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The most important advantage of an SSBN, besides that it is a mobile nuclear launch plattform, is that it is hard to detect. So we can operate these plattforms closer to China, without beeing detected an having a 2nd strike option. With this advantage, we need missiles with a useful range to hit all important targets, even if they are deeper inside of China, but the longer the missile flys, the more time the opponent has to detect and intercept it. That's why it's more useful to have an SSBN operated in the east, with a medium range SLBM that gives very low response times, than one in Indian waters with a long range SLBM.
But with 4000 KM K 4 our subs will be forced to be near Chinese waters and may get detected by PLAN SSNs
and even with 6,000 KM SLBM we will have the option of moving our SSBN close to Chinese waters and fire SLBM
The main advantage the 6,000 KM SLBM provides us is it will make it hard for the Chinese planners to anticipate the positions of our SSBNs as our SSBNs would be able to target deep inside china even being away from Chinese waters