I am sorry I misled you, the news on 26/9/2024 by the WSJ that a Chinese nuclear submarine has sunk at a river port in Wuhan is not to flood the news to drown out China’s successful ICBM test on 25/9/2024. Yes, the news about the sunken nuclear sub is fake.[1] The actual intent of the WSJ fake news was to drown out the fact that US nuclear submarines that were built for the last 20 years at US Navy shipbuilding port at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia all have faulty welds and are not seaworthy! See US Housing Armed Services Committee Report of 27/9/2024. [2][3] The main causes of the poor welding is the lack of skilled marine welders and poor-quality control. The US Navy vessels affected are: 1. Submarines 1. Virginia-class nuclear submarines (multiple units): I. USS Virginia (SSN-774) - Commissioned in 2004. II. USS Texas (SSN-775) - Commissioned in 2006. III. USS New Hampshire (SSN-778) - Commissioned in 2008. IV. USS New Mexico (SSN-779) - Commissioned in 2010. V. USS California (SSN-781) - Commissioned in 2011. VI. USS Mississippi (SSN-782) - Commissioned in 2012. VII. USS Minnesota (SSN-783) - Commissioned in 2013. VIII. USS North Dakota (SSN-784) - Commissioned in 2014. IX. USS John Warner (SSN-785) - Commissioned in 2015. X. USS Illinois (SSN-786) - Commissioned in 2016. XI. USS Washington (SSN-787) - Commissioned in 2017. XII. USS Colorado (SSN-788) - Commissioned in 2018. XIII. USS Delaware (SSN-791) - Commissioned in 2020. 2. Aircraft Carriers I. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) - Commissioned in 2003. II. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) - Commissioned in 2009. III. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) - Commissioned in 2017. IV. USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - Currently under construction, expected to be delivered in the near future. V. USS Enterprise (CVN-80) - Currently under construction. 3. Other Naval Vessels Built at Newport News Shipbuilding I. USS America (LHA-6) - An amphibious assault ship, delivered in April 2014 and commissioned on October 11, 2014. II. USS Tripoli (LHA-7) - The second ship in the America-class, delivered on February 28, 2020. III. USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) - A San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, delivered in March 2022. Citations: [1]
https://wsj.com/world/china/chinas-newest-nuclear-submarine-sank-setting-back-its-military-modernization-785b4d37… [2]
https://news.usni.org/2024/09/27/lawmakers-announce-investigation-into-faulty-submarine-carrier-welding-at-newport-news-shipbuilding-ships-affected-in-low-single-digits-officials-say… [3]
https://democrats-armedservices.house.gov/press-releases?ID=EAF3E5E5-F52C-4C75-BDE5-56A9763CB114… HASC Investigates Reports of Faulty Welds Knowingly Made to U.S. Navy Vessels
ถ้าตามข่าวนี้จริงอาวุธสหรัฐที่ไทยซื้อมาจะห่วยเหมือนกันไหมครับ และไทยส่งช่างเชื่อมไปทำงานที่อู่ต่อเรือสหรัฐดีไหมครับ