Now we're taking about three expensive assets in sufficient numbers and along with the required supply chain and maintenance facilities: - state-of-the-art sub

Now we're taking about three expensive assets in sufficient numbers and along with the required supply chain and maintenance facilities: - state-of-the-art submarines. Anything else can't hope to evade the Chinese, and they probably have to be nuclear as well to ensure range and stealth - submarine-launchable missiles (ballistic or cruise), with a lot of range since China can probably deny the sea immediately off the mainland. - nukes compact and reliable enough for the missiles