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Confident China unveils its secretive nuclear submarine fleet for the first time in four decades
- Nuclear submarine fleet is one of China's most secretive military programs
- Revealed for first time in four decades as sign of country's confidence
By Sophie Jane Evans
PUBLISHED: 16:32 EST, 28 October 2013 |
UPDATED: 18:32 EST, 28 October 2013
For more than 40 years, its fleet of nuclear submarines has been shrouded in mystery.
But now, China has unveiled the older generation of vessels, which can fire destructive rockets from under the sea.
The country disclosed the fleet - one of its most secretive military programs - for the first time in four decades as a sign of its growing strength and confidence.
Revelation: China has unveiled its fleet of nuclear submarines for the first time in four decades
Demonstration: Sailors line up along the deck of one of the Chinese navy's powerful submarines
Confident: China disclosed the fleet in a ceremony yesterday as a sign of its growing strength and confidence
Powerful: A black and white photo of China's Long March 2 nuclear submarine, taken in 1977
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