1/17/2022- 12:42 p.m.
US Nuclear Sub Visits Base Near Taiwan
A US nuclear submarine carrying “dozens of nuclear warheads” visited the American naval base in Guam, the nearest US military facility to China, on Jan 15 in what the Navy called a message to its allies.
The USS Nevada’s visit was the first of its kind to Guam since 2016 according to media, and signaled “US capability, flexibility, readiness, and continuing commitment to Indo-Pacific regional security and stability.”
The island lies less than 3,000km from Taiwan, where tensions remain high over Beijing’s threats to take “drastic measures” should separatist forces provoke or exert force.
