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Vietnamese Kilo subs
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Vietnam Gets Fourth Submarine from Russia amid South China Sea Tensions
By
Prashanth Parameswaran
July 01, 2015
Another one of Hanoi’s Kilo-class subs arrives.
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April 30, 2015
Vietnam Buys Deadly New Missiles Capable of Hitting China
Hanoi is the first Southeast Asian nation arming its submarines with land attack cruise missiles.
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Vietnam Buys Deadly New Missiles Capable of Hitting China
September 09, 2014
Vietnam's China Challenge: Making Asymmetric Deterrence Work
With its new
Kilo
-class subs, Vietnam will implement an asymmetric area denial strategy against China.
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Vietnam's China Challenge: Making Asymmetric Deterrence Work
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