Australia, India and others are rushing to buy a passenger plane-sized submarine killer called the P-8 Poseidon, which one senior Pentagon official calls 'the best answer to countering Chinese submarines.'
Wertheim described the P-8 as a remarkably versatile aircraft.
In addition, he said the aircraft"are also very useful for peacetime activities and can be invaluable assets for humanitarian assistance operations and research-and-rescue duties as well."The People's Liberation Army has deployed surface-to-air missile systems not just on the mainland but also on islands in the middle of the South China Sea. Warships also have P-8s in their sights, as evidenced by last year's February incident in which the U.S.
"The great development of China's surface forces in the past 20 years have fully illustrated this point," he added. "Our ministry keeps monitoring the North Korea military situation, including its submarine activity, closely," a South Korean National Defense Ministry spokesperson toldWhile maintaining a robust alliance with Washington, Seoul has increasingly sought to balance that relationship with its ties to Beijing. It has also measured deterrence and diplomacy with North Korea, an ally of China.
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