China needs ballistic missile submarines to threaten America ... class submarines had been refitted with more sophisticated JL-3 ballistic missiles. These formidable missiles have a longer range ...

The Chinese subs are now being equipped with a third-generation missile, the JL-3, General Anthony Cotton, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, told a congressional hearing in March.

The Type 094A is an improved variant of China's Type 094 (Jin-class) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). It represents a significant upgrade in stealth, hydrodynamics, and overall ...

Bruce Bechtol, a North Korea expert at Angelo State University in Texas, cited that the North's SLBM, known as KN-11, looked just like China's JL-1 submarine missile, noting that the North Korean ...