Conflict with PLA (Nov 10, 2020) The US Navy Will to Attack China Submarine amid Increasing Tensions

The increasing global reach of Chinese nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines armed with JL-2 weapons reportedly able to hit parts of the US.

continues to inspire an ongoing Navy effort to accelerate production of attack submarines, prepare long-dwell drones for deployment to the Pacific and continue acquisition of torpedo-armed sub-hunting planes such as the P-8/A Poseidon.

The current air leg of the triad consisting of platforms such as the B-2 and B-52 bombers is not able to track or destroy submarines.