Admiral Lacoste said that in naval warfare, submarines enjoy several tactical advantages: discretion, obtaining advanced information and the forcefulness of their attack. The advantages of nuclear submarines over conventional submarines are numerous, starting with their autonomy; an unnecessary advantage in case of defending yourself, as in the case of China, from the blockade of your coasts. The great drawback of nuclear weapons is their cost and that is why China is betting on increasing its enormous fleet of conventional submarines. This article sets out what steps China is taking to make the submarine the lynchpin of its naval strategy and how the United States should respond, recalling the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905..
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