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2007-01-11 China-Japan-Koreas

U.S. presses China on armed submarine encounter

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-11 13:56|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Any CAG-5 R-burgers out there that can / will comment on WTF? (CAG-5 is the airwing attached to the Kitty)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-01-11 14:10|| 2007-01-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe it's as simple as they are like cavemen with technology. They just need to learn the rules.

Posted by gorb 2007-01-11 15:57|| 2007-01-11 15:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Sink the next one, and the US's 'proposals' will become perfectly clear to the Chicoms!!

Posted by smn 2007-01-11 16:12|| 2007-01-11 16:12|| Front Page Top

#4 WE SHOULD HAVE SUNK IT.

Posted by mac 2007-01-11 17:01|| 2007-01-11 17:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Ima think gorb got it. I expect the Shitty Kitty knew where it was, but surfacing is bad form.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-11 18:41|| 2007-01-11 18:41|| Front Page Top

#6 There is always more to these stories than makes it thru the filter of media ignorance of matters military. I'd be willing to bet Kitty Hawk knew the sub was in the neighborhood. Whether they would admit is a another matter. Having your enemy think you are stupid is a great advantage.

Also wouldn't surprise me if the sub surfaced because someone dropped a hand grenade instead of dipping sonar. But that may be just wishful thinking.

Posted by SteveS 2007-01-11 19:22|| 2007-01-11 19:22|| Front Page Top

#7 USA + China are not at war thus the sub can get as close to the carrier as its Cdr = Beijing dares to. No overt act(s) of hostility = USA can only lodge some form of internat acceptable diplomatic protest. USN should have easily detected [and warned?]the sub, so what is at issue for the USA here is why the sub did not surface = refuse to identify itself. Iff the USN wants to "play dumb", means Washington-MIC bigwigs want trade access/concessions to Chinese markets.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-11 22:27|| 2007-01-11 22:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Remember the airplane collision?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-01-11 23:16|| 2007-01-11 23:16|| Front Page Top

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