Express: China 094 strategic nuclear submarines.

[Loong]

Express: China 094 strategic nuclear submarines.

 

[Loong]

The first exposure of 094 strategic nuclear submarines.

 

[PakistaniPatriot]

so how do you know that they are nuclear submarines.

 

[EagleEyes]

I think you can find out by looking at the tail of the submarines.

 

[ejaz007]

Here is another link related to type 094 submarine.

Type 94 - China Nuclear Forces

 

[Loong]

Here is another link related to type 094 submarine.

Type 94 - China Nuclear Forces

That was long before the article, this is the latest pictures. Googleearth on satellite photos.

 

[QADRI]

although its nice to see different things on google earth but its not good from military point of view. i don't know why there is no opposition from different countries regard google earth.

 

[EagleEyes]

Why should there by any opposition? Other than India obviously!

 

[overseer]

so how do you know that they are nuclear submarines.

I think you can find out by looking at the tail of the submarines.

I don't know how you can find out by looking at the tail section only, you could be looking at the shroud that's covering up the tail section, and the propulsion systems does not automatically make it "nuclear powered". They are independent from each other; you could have AIP with variety of tail configurations, or diesel or anything.

I can only deduce that they are strategic SLBM submarine (a "boomer") by looking at the "hump back" (mid section) of the submarine, which clearly indictate they are SLBM launch tubes. Normal attack subs are smooth and does not have "hump back" to house the massive SLBMs. Due to the fact that strategic SLBM subs are designed to "disappear" after leaving port, endurance is the key and thus, all the SLBM nowadays have nuclear reactors, and thus they are nuclear-powered.