US in submarine arms race with Russia and China

The United States is launching a submarine arms race against China and Russia, Kalyan Kumar, a political analyst from New Delhi, writes in a comment piece written for the Australian edition of the International Business Times on Sept. 27.

As Vice Admiral Michael Connor, the US Navy's Atlantic Submarine Force commander, had told Fox News previously, the rapid development of ballistic missile submarines by Russia and China will require a matching deployment of US submarines.

Russia announced its decision to upgrade its submarine fleet and even released photos of the Akula II-class nuclear submarines last week.

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