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![Why China’s SSBN Force Will Fall Short for the Foreseeable Future Why China’s SSBN Force Will Fall Short for the Foreseeable Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jin_type_094_class_ballistic_missile_submarine.jpg)
Why China’s SSBN Force Will Fall Short for the Foreseeable Future
By Robert Farley
China simply cannot rely on its SSBN force to act as a reliable second-strike deterrent against the United States.
![China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-09_06-38-22.jpg)
China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
China’s nuclear modernization continues with the first known test of its next-generation SLBM.
![China's Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear Bastion Defense China's Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear Bastion Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-20_08-58-48.jpg)
China's Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear Bastion Defense
By Robert Farley
The Chinese Navy's first-generation carriers may find suitable missions yet as the carrier force grows and evolves.
![Could India's Arihant-class SSBN Lead to Strategic Instability in South Asia? Could India's Arihant-class SSBN Lead to Strategic Instability in South Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-24_02-21-10.jpg)
Could India's Arihant-class SSBN Lead to Strategic Instability in South Asia?
By Robert Farley
Are India's deterrent needs served appropriately with the Arihant-class?
![The Indian Ocean Won't Be a 'Nuclear Free Zone' Anytime Soon The Indian Ocean Won't Be a 'Nuclear Free Zone' Anytime Soon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-19_21-44-52.jpg)
The Indian Ocean Won't Be a 'Nuclear Free Zone' Anytime Soon
By Ankit Panda
Undersea nuclear deterrence in the Indian Ocean is here to stay.
![India Successfully Tests Intermediate-Range Nuclear-Capable Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile India Successfully Tests Intermediate-Range Nuclear-Capable Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-07_17-42-50.jpg)
India Successfully Tests Intermediate-Range Nuclear-Capable Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
With the successful launch of a K-4 from the Arihant's on-board silo, India steps closer to its nuclear triad.
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