China's Submarine-Launched Missiles Grant Second-Strike Nuclear Capability Against United States

What was said

"China's ability with submarine launched missiles gives it a a second strike capability if there were to be a nuclear exchange between the United States and China and United States probably has the ability to knock out most if not all of China's landbased missiles submarines are invisible usually and um of course they can travel anywhere and so China could hit back with uh nuclear weapons carried in in submarines. Uh that changes the equation."

Mark Fitzpatrick, arms control expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, reveals that China's recent submarine-launched missile test across the Pacific demonstrates a critical strategic shift. The capability ensures China could retaliate with nuclear weapons even if the U.S. destroyed its land-based arsenal, fundamentally altering the nuclear balance between the superpowers.