This is the clearest sign yet that Beijing is working towards producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. China ...
New satellite analysis reveals that China has developed a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship.
"Operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is an exclusive club, one that China looks set to join," says a researcher behind the analysis of satellite images and government documents.
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft ...
So long as there is a robust A2/AD capability shielding Chinese and/or Russian forces from U.S. carriers, keeping those U.S.
A nuclear powered aircraft carrier would allow China's navy to operate across the globe, posing serious threats to Western security.