Ranking Every Submarine on Earth (that we know about)

[@johnnyharris]

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[@Levitationable]

bro actually preuploaded this 2 days prior 😂

[@hrgunit]

Fishing attacks are horrible, if you in a submarine.

[@okuhtttf]

maybe no...

[@DrRimantas]

And what you like today about.. Elon and orange man bad reporter 🤣

[@PoiSonSonic]

What is up with the mixed FPS? 05:00

[@smaza2]

very polite of all the countries to line up their submarines for this video

[@johnnyharris]

😆

[@desamster]

For documenting purposes obviously 🙄🙃

[@tyrabjurman3584]

For sure, a lot of negotiations was required to accomplish this feat.

[@1112viggo]

And a special thanks to the ocean for remaining completely calm the entire time!😆

[@ConfusedSailor1900]

They only lined up for those we know about. You have to listen.

[@alext.5033]

The country with the largest number of Subway restaurants per million people worldwide in 2014 was Canada. I don’t know if this is relevant, since we’re talking about submarines.

[@Gurumeierhans]

Subway makes a lot more Subs than any other country. This is relevant context for your statement

[@HotSTeh]

@@Gurumeierhans without further context, Subway is a sub superpower lol

[@desamster]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@Jabzor]

Subway is disgusting

[@derrekvanee4567]

@@Jabzorterayaki! *Speak it son?* Sorry.

[@jimalbi]

Spain once had the biggest fleet of warship on Earth. Today they have 1 sub.

[@harshit22941]

Americans and British.

[@scbond]

@@harshit22941 What about them?

[@ibairementeria]

We got more than one, the ones that got released last year it’s the most advanced in the world

[@GeneParmesan69]

@@ibairementeriathey’re great subs, but certainly not the most advanced in the world… they use diesel engines and the program has been plagued with issues

[@Sr._Rubio]

@@GeneParmesan69He means the most advanced non nuclear probably

[@knpark2025]

South Korea: has the sixth biggest submarine fleet in the world Also South Korea: *their submarine fleet is the smallest in its neighborhood*

[@London755]

DPRK navy has abysmal state of readiness.

[@noname1148]

The DPRK submarines are utterly outdated and would be all but useless in anything other than shallow water coastal defense, they also make great use of “midget submarines” which again is utterly useless in an all out war with any modern navy such as the South Korean Navy. They only have two newer submarines that was home built in 2014, only these would be capable of offensive capabilities. Their readiness level is also extremely questionable.

[@methal0-111]

We have a very high density of submarines in Asian waters.

[@mohitpatil8237]

Perspective really sneaks up on ya doesn't it *surprised pokemon*

[@bholdr----0]

And the comparison between the ROK and Japan kinda implied they're allies, even if their interests generally align and they are both strong US allies... And Greece and Türkiye are both in NATO... (Which is NOT why they have a rough parity in subs!)

[@noeman88]

"Whoever rules the waves, rule the world" Mongolians: Hold my beer

[@ryandanngetich2524]

The British empire; You need to sit down

[@Constantine0290]

*Throat singing intensifies*

[@GloomGaiGar]

yogurt

[@TheBogdanator]

they don't exist anymore now do they? their Empire is gone so yeah it's true

[@battulga91]

@@TheBogdanator We do. Mongolia still exists

[@MoneyLounge1]

Alternate title: why the US doesn’t have universal healthcare

[@jasper5902]

But it does have the best universal unhealthcare in the world!

[@PhilipBlank]

Hah

[@DavidMendoza-np7vn]

Your employer doesn’t provide you with healthcare

[@costaricanaturephotography3027]

To pay for one year of healthcare costs in the US, we'd need to go with ZERO defense spending for over FIVE years. The $130 Billion for the 12 new Columbia class submarines would pay for less than two weeks of universal healthcare. Get it now??

[@kingiam9271]

​@@costaricanaturephotography3027lmao does that include the black budget the military has?

[@scottl9660]

Just remember two things. 1/3 of all navy vessels are in dock for maintenance at any one time. 1/3 are transiting to or from a station, so only 1/3 are patrolling at any one time. The second thing is…the oceans are really big.

[@0o0ification]

JIC I went and looked at the ocean. Can confirm that it’s real big 👍

[@deathdrone6988]

Don't forget refueling (especially for the nuclear ones since refueling can take up to a whole year) and retrofitting/upgrades.

[@erenyea5660]

Radar technology has brought navies into the modern age, theres no part of one ocean a modern surface or underwater vessel cannot observe.

[@actualyoungsoo]

Because it’s not a war time. It’s much cheaper and better for the life span of a submarine when it’s docked on shore instead of sailing all the time.

[@concinnus]

Nuke subs spend a lot less time transiting unless they're getting retasked all the time. And the Russian navy is probably well over 1/3 time in dock these days, lol.

[@alexbaxter3730]

Some people like to rearrange their furniture, clean their Legos, or just read a book. Johnny likes to rank submarines 😂 my kinda guy

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

I was just thinking of that. There are "trains" guys - I guess Johnny is a sub guy - submarines, that is

[@Tarquin2718]

@@jaredt.murphy8257 No he is a map guy. Today he mapped subs 🙂

[@ukhawaja]

It's funny to see that Spain, which used to have the biggest navy, hence the Spanish Armada, only has one lonely submarine. Only one, Spain? How far ye hath fallen! Spain needs to step up its game.

[@jamesmunn576]

Me: watching this video while playing with Legos....

[@mcrae9999]

Some people also don't waste their time doing pointless things such as rearranging furniture or cleaning their Legos; instead, they make good use of their time by going out there and getting paid by working their second job- likely by gig income such as Spark or Doordash

[@jadenstigman9831]

13:51 Minor correction. The replacements for the US ballistic subs (Ohio Class) are going to begin entering service in 2031 (Columbia class). The first sub will be SSBN-826 USS District of Columbia. The SSN(X) program replacing current US Attack subs (Virginia Class) are projected to enter service in 2042 with builds starting in 2034. Thanks for the informative video.

[@troiscinq7650]

The current attack subs which are Virginia class only entered service in the mid 2000s. The Block V version might be what you are thinking of, which is over 80ft longer and roughly 2,300 tons heavier. I think the replacement for the Virginias is just a new Virginia. Kinda like the the F-15 is being upgraded to the 15EX

[@celesteashcombe47]

@@troiscinq7650@troiscinq7650 They might be thinking of Los Angeles class subs, which should be fully replaced by the mid-2030s.

[@camerapasteurize7215]

​@@troiscinq7650 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN(X)-class_submarine The SSN(X) submarine is the future replacement for the Virginia Class submarine. The Virginia class is already 20+ years old, and it takes decades to design and begin building a new class of submarine, so they're already in the early stages of planning for the replacement.

[@suprdez3617]

@@troiscinq7650 I dont think you understand how the US military works. The f22 is the most advanced aircraft ever made and the US is already developing its replacement while the rest of the world has failed to even come close to matching it. Something could have been released last year and the replacement will already be in the process of being made for the US military.

[@troiscinq7650]

@@suprdez3617 lol the NGAD program didn’t start till years after the F-22 was already in full service for several years. The replacement for the block 5 Virginia subs hasn’t even been designed yet but it will be the ssn-x program. Virginia class subs will be making up the frontline replacements throughout the mid 2030s

[@alexmann152]

I'd like to see a similar video comparing air strength and tank strength. 1. It's very interesting to see how each NATO nation has its own special application- like how Greece has a massive tank force and how France has expeditionary capability 2. Its also fascinating to see how Air forces are advancing. Who is using the most modern gen 5 aircraft? How many bombers does each nation have?

[@Alex-hu5eg]

Massive tank force with 42 Leopards. Russians lose more on a random afternoon in the donbas

[@bricksquad9552]

USA takes the cake in every category, to no surprise lol.

[@alexmann152]

@@Alex-hu5eg You're right- I meant Greece. Hungary has a different specialization though I cannot remember what it was

[@Tarquin2718]

And a Navy version.

[@coltonadams6936]

It would be pretty cool you’re right

[@camatat1329]

As a romanian, I can say that we have a submarine too. It wasn't used for the past years, currently undergoin repairs, but I think it still counts as one submarine.

[@buddyrd]

Correct, the Delfinul, a kilo-class sub, has a captain and crew, but will never be seaworthy again unless it gets a new set of batteries. Maybe why it didn't make this list?

[@duducarblog]

lol its been out of service for more than 3 decades haha.

[@jamesmiller4184]

Really now! It should be renamed 'The Vlad" as in Tepes.

[@rachelb7228]

Aww how cute. Here’s a ⭐️ for your effort 😂

[@shafquatsadman5191]

I'm from Bangladesh & we have two used & old submarines which were gifted by China😅

[@bashlife3336]

I am from India and let me put the correct Indian submarine count: Conventional : 1. Kilo class : 7 2. Type 209 : 4 3. Kalvari class : 6 Nuclear : 1. Arihant class : 3 (3rd secretly commissioned) 4th submarine also launched. So we have alteast 20 submarines out of which 3 are Nuclear.

[@ayushrastogi3985]

The map of India is not correct also

[@kimchiba4570]

Correct. It includes lands which do not belong to India .. ther British gave them to you so you can stop asking for the 45 trillions back ​@@ayushrastogi3985

[@noeflores4123]

I read this in an Indian accent

[@APPY742]

​@@noeflores4123your face is cute

[@Titan_Abhay_007]

Also Myanmar got 1 submarine from india

[@thealvatar6181]

“Australia will SOON have nuclear submarines” My children will be in University before the first one is commissioned… (I have no children yet)

[@DrPhilGoode]

Like your children have a shot to get into university. 😁

[@wizzybubble]

​@@DrPhilGoode💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@danielleoliver1734]

It would have been started if we stuck with the British contract, but American must interfere with everyone

[@moustarboygamingandreplay4340]

@@DrPhilGoode For real, we're in deep trouble!

[@SALIEUBAIKAMARA]

😂😂😂

[@LiiMuRi]

It's crazy to think that today there are less than 500 submarines World-wide, whereas during WW2, Germany alone built over 1100

[@banellie]

And just to add to your point, the difference is that one submarine today has far more destructive power than all of Germany's WW2 submarines combined. I think that's the truly crazy part.

[@1999NIRUPAM]

Quality > Quantity Countries simply don’t require that many anymore to patrol, survey and deter their enemies with their more capable smaller fleets

[@abdiganiaden]

@@banellieone ballistic submarine today has more firepower than ALL energy expended during WW2

[@MichaelMac-u3z]

But they never had more than 159 in active service at any one time....

[@marcusbowerstv713]

Aircraft Carriers 🗣️🇺🇸

[@scbond]

Very odd that you mention both France and the UK having nuclear powered subs and then you move on and say "this is where you'll see nuclear weaponised subs". Both the French and the UK have nuclear weaponised subs.

[@TheeBritishGuy]

We always have one with a nuke on patrol so we can always strike back i'm sore

[@Moon_dance27]

@@TheeBritishGuy yes, it is called Trident and it’s our nuclear deterrent

[@Accal1a]

I was just coming here to mention Trident

[@spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780]

yeah its funny because french and British submarines are far more capable than many of the nations put after them. quality is a quantity of its own.

[@mathebg65]

​​@@TheeBritishGuySame routine for us frenchmen. Strange indeed to mention nuclear missiles only later in the video

[@hibob841]

It's worth noting that diesel-electric subs aren't entirely inferior; there are good reasons to run them aside from economy or lack of technology. The biggest advantage is that they can be effectively 100% silent if they are stationary, whereas a nuclear boat will always make _some_ amount of noise because it has to run pumps to cool the reactor. The latest U.S. and Russian nuclear boats _may_ be quiet enough to render this distinction almost academic, but it's still there. There's also some minimum practical size and weight for a naval reactor, which dictates a minimum displacement for nuclear boats. Larger hulls will tend to be more hamstrung in shallower seas, less maneuverable, and present larger targets for active sonar. Of course, a diesel-electric boat's underwater endurance is such that your adversaries will generally know where they are within a certain radius; everyone knows where the boat is when it's surfaced. You can think of diesel-electric submarines somewhat like a mobile minefield. Air-independent propulsion (AIP) closes that gap significantly; these boats are potentially just as quiet as standard diesel boats, but have enough underwater endurance to make them difficult to track. During multiple NATO exercises, the Swedish 'Gotland' class has famously been able to penetrate U.S. carrier groups multiple times, undetected. This is somewhat terrifying since these boats don't have the technical barrier-to-entry of naval reactors, and are well within the budget of any navy-on the order of $100M, or a bit less than an F-35.

[@julius43461]

Yup, those cheap subs are the drones of the ocean. They are to carriers what drones are to tanks.

[@MrHvleeuwen]

I was gonna type all of this in a less organised and constructive manner. So thanks for your proficiency in writing haha. Seems like Johny has some basic surface level (hehe) knowledge, without even diving (hehe) into mild specifics..

[@pandaruhs9465]

Exactly what I was going to write 😄

[@ChaiChai-u3u]

China will be trying to steal all the technology it can from the US for its subs. The Russian Navy, including it's submarines are famous for lack of maintenance but still a threat, including their own crews.

[@tamaica7770]

why bother come closer while you can attack them from far away?

[@johnjon5448]

You missed the 4 British Vanguard subs that carry nuclear warheads as a deterrent. French have something similar as well.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Odd choice to skip over that, but talk about it for Israeli, Russian and American subs

[@royo_uki4761]

True glad i m not the only one who noticed

[@bentrafford6592]

They can be launched without US permission though lol

[@lukebrodin631]

Bizarre to gloss over countries who actually have nuclear missiles 😊

[@HexaSquirrel]

He also made the model for the Trafalgar class, the design of the Vanguard class. This video really needed some people who know what they’re talking about to QC it.

[@SakibulHaqueTanmoy]

Need this type of video for fighter jets

[@YoshimiMilk]

"...That we atleast know" is such a powerful and scary fact at the same time

[@rahulnishadxd]

Yea right, And the thing is that I can guarantee that many of them are somewhere in places like Arctic and Antarctica hiding in the depths

[@just_mdd4]

Shoutout to the cameraman; they chose a great day to shoot this video! 😝💯

[@Ben-lf7sv]

Cant you expect with AI 😂😂😂

[@innocent_devil22]

@6:57, indian submarines have different missile range, the advanced one already has range of 4000km. BTW India commissioned it's 2nd nuclear submarine on 29h aug, 2024.

[@Ludhiana1948]

Video made on 8 August

[@ryanlee3950]

It's crazy how a small country like Singapore has 8 subs

[@lifevest1]

I thought Canada had atleast 10!

[@paulsteaven]

North Korea: *Pathetic*

[@dbz9393]

Singapore is a small country, but they are heavily militarised due to China. Their reasoning is that they want to make it so impossible for another nation to sustain warefare with them that they don't even bother seeking them out as a target. They want to make any would be aggressor regret ever attacking them.

[@ravikiran6281]

But don't they need that considering their economy is heavily dependent on the malaca strait?

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Yeah, Singapore only lies at the Malaka straight, the busiest straight on earth with 100.00 container ships passing by annually. Versus 18.000 in Suez canal of Egypt and 12.000 of Panama canal. So yeah. Singapore has like a humongous GDP and just for 5+ million people. So yes. If Singapore wanted it could build a Submarine in front of every McDonalds as a joke on land.

[@dhruvjain4015]

Its always a good day when johnny harris uploads

[@Wolfwarrior2024]

Word

[@johnnyharris]

youre the best. thank you!

[@Fisharecool69420]

@@johnnyharrisi love the videos

[@MrSdsok]

Bhai propaganda dekh raha hai

[@jamesthomas1967]

I do enjoy his videos but sometimes

[@krishnapujari8066]

UT of #laddakh and @jammu and @kashmir are integral parts of India , it's good for us to see proper maps.

[@LtRyanPYT]

Production value on this video goes crazyyyy. Big props to the editors for this one

[@Chrispymedia]

0:05 yeah bud bet there’s A LOT we don’t know about lol

[@kyleblankenship6657]

Especially when it comes to the fishies

[@n1ck400]

That's why he said KNOWN submarines 🤯

[@Chrispymedia]

@@n1ck400 that’s… that’s why I commented what I did lol. WOOOOSH

[@n1ck400]

@@Chrispymedia you seemed kind of passive aggresive with the "bud", thats not a woosh thing lol

[@TheInvisibleMan420]

thank you for condescendingly stating the obvious

[@edwardcanavan]

Many including this site believe Nuclear Subs are superior to Diesel Subs. To the most part this is true but Nucs have an Alkalies Heal; Reactor Coolant pumps. No matter how well they are sound dampened they still make detectable noise. Diesels run on battery when submerged and are silent except for shaft and prop noise. Their problem is they must recharge the batteries with the diesel... very noisy. Advanced NATO and Israeli subs limit their patrols to 1 week and recharge in a known location which works well in The Med, Baltic, Red seas and N Atlantic.

[@HM-mw7cg]

This was such a great way of presenting this info. Imagine if schools taught geopolitics like this. Hopefully they do nowadays

[@SooDamGood]

I’ve never heard of a school that teaches geopolitics

[@HM-mw7cg]

@@SooDamGood well it comes up in history, and plenty of schools teach politics. But maybe you’re a poor American who only got 5 star athletic facilities and active shooter drills

[@dzambicmarko]

Actually it would be pretty bad since this video is not objective at all even though it presents itself as objective. Storytelling and editing are quite manipulative…

[@laziojohnny79]

Yeah 1 min in and already the numbers are wrong, the NL's has 4 not 3 and stating electro-diesel subs are inferior to nuclear powered subs is reductive to say the least; several times have Dutch, Swedish, Australian and German electro-diesel subs sunk many US vessels, ships, frigattes, destroyers, cruisers and yes even aircraft carriers. All in friendly naval exercises of course, but still. So no, this channel get's it's facts wrong almost every time and the narrator is all but objective...

[@Silvar1618]

@@laziojohnny79 can you provide me reliable sources that says the facts of this video are wrong?

[@desertninja._.galactic]

High quality content and decently short waiting times? Am I dreaming?

[@DaTrainMan]

Are we both dreaming?

[@Friday4]

@@DaTrainMan I think we are dreaming

[@951sht]

🎶 Is there more like us? Got me feeling. 🎶

[@imsomewhatcertain1024]

All of these submarines are impressive, but can they win against the Kingdom of Atlantis?

[@sebastianashbury2478]

Not if the Reptoids, Catholic Church, Illuminati, Cognito Inc., or Juggalos have anything to say about it :P

[@billmiller8945]

That one with the 100 MegaTon warhead sure would get their attention.

[@alexandrevalentin8587]

I find it odd not to mention France's submarines equipped with the latest M51 ICBM, aswell as their industry capabilities since they were tasked to build the Australian subs at first.

[@soulsphere9242]

They were to be French designed but built in Australia. The whole program was a disaster, but it wasn't just Frances's fault, the design should never have been chosen in the first place. The initial preference was the Japanese Soyru class to be built in Japan but that ran into diplomatic and industrial issues. The AUKUS subs will be much too late. We should have just built a follow-on update to our existing design.

[@Tarquin2718]

It is weird how France is not mentioned a lot and way way more because they the world leaders in Nuclear development. But for some reason nobody is interested.

[@DW_25]

​@@soulsphere9242 it wasn't France's fault at all lmao, the design requirements was literally "hey can you make a diesel electric sub that has all the advantages of nuclear" which the French somehow managed to get close. They literally offered to transfer us the technology to build nuclear subs and reactors to fuel them but we refused.

[@soulsphere9242]

@@DW_25 You shouldn't accept requirements that you cannot deliver on. Not enough had been worked out by either side before the program was committed to. That said I will accept that the root of the issue was the bad decision by Australia to choose this path. We should not have embarked on building what essentially was a clean-sheet design. The decision should have been made sometime in 2007-2012 to build the so-called Son-of-Collins.

[@DW_25]

@@soulsphere9242 they delivered on most of the requirements and it didn't help that scope creep meant the requirements kept on changing. We should've accepted the offer by the French for nuclear submarines+nuclear reactors and the associated technological transfer. That would make us truly independent instead of reliant on the US and UK on a project that is extremely delayed. The first sub isn't even projected to be delivered to Australia until the 2030s.

[@Cryptic_Chai]

6:58 harry, India's map isn't shown right. The Pakistan Occupied Kashmir can at-least be shown in a dotted line. Love your videos & efforts.

[@bandobandit353]

South Africa’s submarines aren’t ‘anywhere’. They’re permanently broken and docked at Simon’s town

[@123brando]

I'm in the navy and you are speaking nonsense

[@seyamilejubase9644]

​@123brando are the numbers accurate ?

[@wimokaharawira8443]

Just like it's rugby team 😎

[@sandilemnguni]

@@wimokaharawira8443the world champions?????

[@wimokaharawira8443]

@@sandilemnguni champion's of the toilet

[@cgmax7]

6:45 India 🕉🕉

[@george.l2593]

Ya man used to spread the smell of masala everywhere 👏. Soon scam call centers will sprout all over the world from the masala. And then the deodorant market will boom~`!!!🤯🤯🤯

[@I_hu85ghjo]

do the submarines contain functional toilets though?

[@aaradhyarawat7589]

​@@I_hu85ghjoThey don't operate on Californian water of USA.

[@aaradhyarawat7589]

What's "🕉️", a hindu chant for universal peace have to do with this?

[@rover__sh_ot12]

​@@aaradhyarawat7589that symbol means that Hindus are ready to fight for peace and meant no harm to others...

[@DrTrax1887]

As a German I can tell, we are not allowed to put nuklear reactors to subs (or as we call them and everyone knows it „U-boot“ Unterwasserboot or underwater boat). We restricted ourselves and i think after WW2 the allies also restricted use to build new subs. We now build some really advanced Fuel cell subs which nearly have all advantages as the nuke subs have. Greetings 🇩🇪

[@angelaferkel7922]

Wenn wir nur genügend hätten

[@DrTrax1887]

@@angelaferkel7922 brauchen wir ja jetzt auch nicht unbedingt

[@rowellsoon8727]

Hello from Singapore 5:13 . Did more reading on the german sub tech, German engineering ingenuity is absolutely breathtaking…❤

[@DrTrax1887]

@@rowellsoon8727 yea, we were well known for our subs back in the (bad) days and even today we have awesome technology. The Americans are also highly impressed about our capabilities after a joint Manoeuvre in the early 2000. We successfully sneaked a sub through a security ring from an air carrier, shot a simulated torpedo at that carrier and appeared right next to them.

[@rowellsoon8727]

@@DrTrax1887 thats why out of our subs fleet, the 4 new ones are made by thyssenkrupp TKMS, the invincible class with the german PEM fuel cells! ☺️☺️😉😉

[@ryan.hanthorn]

I love the *"known"* submarine cavate. The new unmanned drone "Manta Ray Submarines" sounds like a paradigm shift worth their own deep-dive!

[@pin65371]

That thing is pretty badass. It can produce its own power. I was watching a video on how it produces power but it was well above my understanding. It seemed like witchcraft.

[@justinpetersen5273]

@@pin65371yea it really is!!! Crazy!!

[@Tarquin2718]

I think at the moment it is still to much in development to have real impact on the main stage. But if all predictions are true than it might be a game changer, espec in narrow places like around China. Tough titiies for China 🙂

[@MarkNealon]

Interesting video, but starting the talk about ICBMs at India makes it seem like French and British subs aren't armed with ICBMs

[@ion8264]

Uk isn't relevant

[@niceguy5772]

@@ion8264 how ? , one of the richest and most powerful countries on earth

[@ion8264]

@@niceguy5772 good cope

[@niceguy5772]

@@ion8264 bruh , ur from the USA , we're literally ur ally 🤣 . why u hating on us ?

[@jakemidgley7988]

​@@ion8264why is there so much hate towards the UK?

[@Srana0007]

Informative video 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@adriann2649]

*Saying that non-nuclear submarines are noisy and need to surface is outdated* . Spain has fully modern submarines with an AIP system that runs on bioethanol and batteries without need for oxygen. It's a silent system with a 3-week apnea (this system is desired by countries such as Canada, Australia and India). Edit: S80+ class of submarines, in case anyone doubts my words

[@samstromberg5593]

My buddy he specifically said something different about Spain

[@Spectacurl]

He said that

[@nhandinh7404]

There was a small asterisk at the bottom of the video outing Spain and Sweden as the exceptions. Your comment is still well regarded though!

[@bobg5362]

Yay. "Up to" three weeks without surfacing. Nuke boats regularly remain submerged for ninety days. As stated in the video, the only reason they have to surface is when food starts to run low.

[@pin65371]

@@bobg5362 a nuclear reactor is loud though and its a unique sound. Sensors would pick that up. A diesel sub just needs to surface like a mile away from a cargo ship and night and nobody would know its there. They would just blend in. I bet that is how they move around for the most part. Just follow ships till they get close to their target and then they can do what they need to do for a couple of weeks.

[@chattw6885]

I think its important to point out that there is gigantic differences in submarines and their efficiency. For submarines (especially attack submarines) stealth is the absolut most important thing and with modern advancements in sonar technology its even more important. You could send a hundred north korean submarines to try and attack an US carrier and they would probably fail because they are loud af and easy to spot compared to new ones. On the other hand you have the most modern submarines which are so stealthy and hard to spot that there have been Nato exercises where a german submarine was able to sneak up right next to a US carrier without anyone noticing. Thats the scary stuff

[@chuckkottke]

I wonder if we need to develop a scanning long range metal detector? With a powerful enough and narrow magnetic field that can spin like a radar to create an image of large metal objects within the vicinity. Sonar seems to be fading in usefulness.

[@soulsphere9242]

@@chuckkottke Magnetic Anomaly Detectors were actually commonly used for sub hunting in the past. Many sub-hunting aircraft had them in a long tail boom.

[@Daniel-d7h3i]

@@soulsphere9242 MADs are not terribly effective in submarine warfare. Sonobuoys are okay, but just like aircraft fitted with MADs, they can only patrol a small space compared to the operating area of a sub. Plus, submarines can dive deep and avoid both given the local subsurface acoustic profile.

[@arvil8571]

Meanwhile me who's watching this from a landlocked nation and has never seen an ocean before 😢

[@bittarsofia]

Same here! I'm from Paraguay 😅

[@miskolinaccc]

Slovenia's only submarine is in a museum and nobody expects a missile strike from there 😂

[@rustix3]

Finland also has at least one, outside in the wild, but as museum exhibit.

[@siggelilliehook7332]

3:35 didn’t a Swedish sub beat the US navy recently?

[@jojosworlds1208]

Yes, the HSwMS Gotland was leased by the US government to test the ASW capabilities of a carrier strike group. The Gotland successfully evaded the US subs and sonars and took some photos of the hull of the USS Ronald Reagan, a aircraft carrier, which counted as sinking it. This was between 2005-2006. The German Uboot U24 did the "sink" the carrier USS Enterprise in 2001. But it has to be noted, that you can't easily sink an aircraft carrier and both cases where by friendly forces, so the US Navy has probably improved their ASW capabilities.

[@soulsphere9242]

20 or so years ago.

[@jamesthomas1967]

Too many DEI hires.

[@jojosworlds1208]

@@jamesthomas1967 What?

[@JamesZeroSix]

@@jamesthomas1967 must be tough constantly fighting your culture war. take a break. lets talk sub-fucking-marines for a second.

[@Invincible5678-u8v]

Most detailed submarine ranking video ever

[@Ankityadav-670]

7:03 please use the correct map of #india ..for more details refer to Indian govt official website or UN

[@justinfowler2857]

Russia: We have 63 submarines Ukraine' correction 62 submarines

[@boris2997]

Your soo funny , it will only take 5 of those 62 subs to destroy the world

[@Tarquin2718]

@@boris2997 bla bla bla woof woof woof barking dogs don't bite. Russia is so passe 🙂

[@RD-id8iu]

⁠@@Tarquin2718 dead dogs don’t bite either 😅

[@redacted5755]

Correction, 64 subs (another warship got promoted into submarine class)

[@jamesfossel3377]

Johnny, this is fabulous. You ought to do this for other military vehicles, and turn this video into an interactive website with more information on each model of submarine. Kudos, and very well done. One of your best!🎉

[@adnastu]

HERE WE GO!

[@johnnyharris]

hey adam! great work on this.

[@OlamideT.]

are you fabrizio romano?

[@danielrichardson4868]

@@OlamideT. I am yes

[@bryangomez2876]

THERE WE LAND

[@adnastu]

@@bryangomez2876 🤣🤣🤣

[@tayzonday]

How did some sandwiches become called “submarines?”

[@AyubuKK]

I always wondered that too

[@jamesmiller4184]

Answer: Johnny Harris's parents were responsible.

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

Cause it looks like a submarine.

[@sarahwatts7152]

I looked it up real quick, and it seems to be down to looking like a submarine, but also maybe (maybe) because one of the first shops selling them was right next to a submarine base in Connecticut during WWII - though apparently the term was used in Delaware before that

[@douggaudiosi14]

Just look at them

[@Matt-bp5vy]

0:39 Poland number one! 💪

[@rickysidabutar1678]

At least your country got one XD

[@tayar3797]

Literally number one

[@thecubanman6381]

Cuba number 2 💪 🇨🇺

[@thecubanman6381]

Cuba number 2 💪 🇨🇺

[@H.P206]

1:31 what about German submarines? They have fuel cells that don't need oxygen and they are a lot more quiet then nuclear powered subs because of the water pumps for the cooling water for the nuclear reactors

[@Baby_TheRealityRevealers]

Incredible breakdown, Johnny! 🌊 Submarines are such a crucial part of naval power. Your detailed analysis and visuals made this complex topic so engaging. Can't wait to see more of your deep dives into global military capabilities!

[@Patrick0000058]

Do aircraft carriers next!

[@aj897]

The total number is irrelevant if the submarine is outdated or inferior, newer ones can’t be detected as easily and will eliminate most of the older/louder subs in combat.

[@riderchallenge4250]

also experience china may have numbers but no experience of naval battles. in actual war India Japan can actually defeat china bcz of their naval battle experiences.

[@sayple109]

@@riderchallenge4250 Indeed, but the quality of experience has certainly become very diminished in recent years. The whole new suite of tech found on the naval arsenals today are untested as no major naval conflict has happened in decades. With submarine warfare essentially last playing out in WWII. In that regard, everyone is on a similar playing field.

[@Warspite-1915]

@@sayple109 HMS Conqueror?

[@riderchallenge4250]

@@sayple109 you need experience your subs and ships are not gonna do their work without humans. USA can control oceans due to their experience of naval battles all the time.

[@sayple109]

@@riderchallenge4250 I didn't deny the value of experience, just qualified it to the modern context. Where USA obviously leads in experience, their infrastructure, investment, and dominating lead in technical innovations are among the many reasons it remains the only naval superpower of today. Regardless, a naval battle today is going to look very different from one decades ago, it is yet to see how much of an advantage experience is. But hopefully, this won't be tested for the sake of amateur military observers like us. Cheers

[@dsong2006]

China's diesel submarines are not "older", majority are Yuan class build in the 2010s and use air independence propulsion(similarly to latest European or japanese diesels) which makes them have longer endurance then older diesels. They are extremely quiet and hard to track and play a crucial role in access denial

[@lzh4950]

Thailand ordered some such subs a few years ago too but since then sanctions have been enforced more strictly I heard (in response to the _Tiananmen_ incident), so I heard that China can no longer buy engines from Germany's MTU to install on the subs

[@kratos_wish]

7:00 mf show the correct map of india

[@mitthrawnuruodo7517]

You forgot to mention that the very modern German submarines have also AIP. And you could have explained that AIP usually or actually always means that pure oxygen is carried in pressure vessels and converted into electricity with a fuel in a very quiet process (for the Sweden with a Stirling engine that runs on diesel and for the Germans with a hydrogen fuel cell). So it's independent from air not oxygen, that's what the A in AIP stands for. But besides this minute technical details it was once again a wonderful video, which I enjoyed watching.

[@superpintotube]

The portuguese and greek navy, also have German made submarines with AIP

[@perrablerra]

@@superpintotube Swedish submarines also have AIP. In 2004, America borrowed one of them to practice against that type of submarine, but the Swedish submarine always managed to fool the shirt of the Americans and managed to sink both submarines and aircraft carriers (simulated attacks, of course). So these are definitely to be reckoned with. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Cwm2SKn7OHfNk

[@neelabhraj9080]

India also have proven AIP now..Developed by Drdo

[@ChaoticTruthLive]

Awesome video, insanely informative!

[@exxonein7729]

Wow no special mention for the UK🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧, country who created the greatest navy in history and also invented the submarine! 😮

[@rustoo3823]

14:01 @johnnyharris : Please cover the future of submarines. How it will evolve in the next 10, 50, 100 and 200 years, esp with the advent of AI and robotics.

[@SS-xu4gh]

India is building Arihant class sub nuclear power and weapons carrying capabilities. 2 of them are inducted, 3 rd one is on sea trail. While s4 and s4 star are being fitted and have much larger capacity. In total 3 s4 are being planned. S5 is under development.

[@underscorejojo]

Submarine videos are the best Johnny Harris videos!

[@Julianna.Domina]

Johnny- Rockets are a propulsion method/unguided weapon, missiles are guided and use either a rocket engine or a jet engine. The definitions of all these military terms can get a bit tough to keep track of, but it's very important to keep them straight. I've heard journalists refer to the M2 Bradley as a tank, when it very, very much isn't. A bradley doesn't stand a chance against basically any tank ever made, it's made to stop up to .50 cal weapons, shrapnel, maybe small mortar rounds, and it has a 25mm autocannon. The M1 Abrahams CAN stand up to a lot of tank guns, anti-tank missiles, etc

[@GiveBackAll]

Just curious- how do you define a tank? The Bradley is as much a tank as the first vehicles that earned the name in WW1.

[@Julianna.Domina]

@@GiveBackAll A tank is a tracked vehicle with heavy armor and a single-firing, large caliber gun, made for direct fire engagements against other armored vehicles or in defense of infantry. The Bradley is tracked and is meant for direct fire engagements, but it has an automatic firing small caliber cannon, and it cannot be relied on to take out anything with any real level of armor. Its primary purpose is also to carry infantry into combat, whereas a tank is meant to just come in and blow you things that need a big gun.

[@naders1771]

*Abrams

[@GiveBackAll]

@@Julianna.Domina I was never in armor, but I have fired both the Bradley and the M1 and I have studied military history. The original definition of a tank was something that was impervious to small arms fire. Tanks have never been able to withstand artillery, and the primary purpose of a tank is to be superior to unarmored infantry or vehicles. For taking out tanks the US Military relies mostly on artillery and missiles, not just tanks. So I don't know where you are getting your definition from.

[@LuisEduardodeSouza]

Yep, i guess you missed Brazil, we currently have a fleet of seven submarines: Four Tupi-class submarines: Modified German Type 209 submarines. One Tikuna-class submarine: An improved version of the Tupi class. Two Riachuelo-class submarines: The first two of a planned series of four conventional submarines being built as part of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB). It's important to note that Brazil is also developing its first nuclear-powered submarine as part of the PROSUB project.

[@jamesmiller4184]

I say reestablish your Kingdom!

[@alinafoerster]

check the sources they are in there, just not specifically mentioned in the video

[@LuisEduardodeSouza]

@@alinafoerster I did, and it does mention it on paper, but in this case i was talking specifically about the image in the video.

[@joshiifive]

Hahahaha 😂 riachuelo, boa.

[@thomasbeltman8918]

Brazil can be seen at 2:00. Though only 4 submarines are shown

[@Johnny-ei8hk]

Oh Johnny, I've been a huge fan of yours for a very long time now and I've always loved your content, you're the best journalist on KZbin by far, because you're fair, you're impartial and you don't let your own beliefs and feelings get in the way of the truth. Lately I've noticed, especially in this video that you're towing your governments line and I can't help but feel like your becoming a mouthpiece for their Propaganda. I hope that's not true and I don't think it is because I know what sort of a great person you are but it doesn't always look good for those who don't know you.

[@zumabbar]

i have a feeling this guy is obsessed with submarine. wendover underwater.

[@n0tawhale902]

He did say in his first sub video that his Father-in-law was a captain on a boomer(SSBN)!

[@larsstougaard7097]

He loves diving deep into every subject 🪼

[@fnansjy456]

Wendunder

[@rustix3]

14:03 Alongside other questions that I asked, it would be interesting to know logistics of getting the submarines. For example Iran, I doubt they produce the submarines. So they need to buy them, but submarines them selves can't come that long was. Also Iran needs to somehow transport submarine over the land to Caspian Sea, how they do this? Or the submarine comes in part and assembled on the spot? How the submarine can be transported to another shore quickly in the case of attack on another shore? Same goes to Israel, how they transfer submarines between their 2 sea accesses, do they send them under the Suez canal or over the land? Also Russia, I assume the main submarine fleet is next to Pacific Ocean which is miles away from probably the place subs get produced.

[@Sarfarazzamani]

We make them by our own

[@SheeeshSami]

Thank you, enjoyed the show

[@Too.Busy.Living]

13:31 this map just looks like Earth is being held at gunpoint by a supervillain 🇺🇸

[@optionalcoast7478]

😎 🇺🇸

[@johnbaker7102]

Superhero* like Superman patrolling

[@tayar3797]

​@@johnbaker7102 even as a us citizen... I feel the overwhelming power is far more supervillian than superhero

[@fofopads4450]

@@johnbaker7102 With the power to pulverize you and your neighbors, the whole planet? That's no superhero. Warmongering is the US biggest business.

[@Potato36467]

@@johnbaker7102more like Homelander.

[@善悪の基準は人それぞれ]

As a Japanese person, I think we really need to build a friendly relationship with our neighbor, South Korea-yeah, mostly to keep China, that bully nation, in check. Actually, in our internet spaces, there’s a ton of divide-and-conquer tactics from Chinese users trying to stir things up between Japan and South Korea. Modern China, with its lack of military experience and relative weakness, would seriously risk a lot by going to war with Japan, South Korea, or even the U.S., so it totally makes sense that they’d prefer fewer enemies. But honestly, there’s still a lot of anti-Korean sentiment in Japan, and I bet the same goes for anti-Japanese feelings in Korea, which is just plain sad. Now’s the time for us to link up and work together.

[@b21raider27]

Both Japan and South Korea also need to spend more on defence.

[@saisirvous7363]

If China want to declare a war on Japan. Japan can’t even withstand 3 weeks

[@Direnth]

You talk about China's lack of combat experience, but as far as I know Japan and South Korea haven't fought in wars either. it's also been almost like 80 years since these countries have won a battle. These countries have gone soft and I'm sure if a conflict breaks out they can't do anything but launch a nuclear warhead. Сhina will eat both of these countries due to their large human resources. But of course it all depends on propaganda and military sentiment, no war is won if your soldiers don't want to fight it. I know too little about militaristic sentiments in these Asian countries to make a confident assessment. If my words may have offended you in any way, I apologize, I had no such intention.

[@Direnth]

I hope we never have to find out how right or wrong we are in our century.

[@robelliott4985]

Excellent work on every level.

[@msvishwas5606]

Countries with nuclear subs 1) 🇺🇸 2) Russian🇷🇺 3) 🇨🇳 4) India🇮🇳 5) France🇫🇷 6) British🇬🇧💂

[@pickle879]

You spelled that wrong correction: bri'ish

[@sloisan1813]

India is not 4rth...may be 6 or 7

[@ПетрПетрович777]

Этот канал полностью некомпетентный. Уже в 2023 году флот подводных лодок России насчитывал 78 штук. В России строят их постоянно, а значит сегодня их может быть ещё больше.

[@pickle879]

@@ПетрПетрович777 sure buddy

[@RealMadrid_Supremacyy]

He said country with nuclear submarine it's not in order ​@@sloisan1813

[@bholdr----0]

If my post below IS TLDR- Here's the gist of it: This vid is inaccurate, inconsistent, lacks nuance, and may do more harm than good towards understanding how subs work, the various doctrines behind their use, various nation's capabilities, and why such is so critically important. Nice graphic though!

[@MacrosFTW]

I always don't trust videos on complicated topics that can be covered in such a short amount of time. War games would last a few hours if they used such lazy metrics of comparison between countries.

[@cicada42069]

I think one of the biggest problems I have with this is that he's comparing fleet size not capability. For example, France and UK run nuclear subs. Also they have subs as deterrents carrying ICBMs rather than subs that protect. So whilst they only have c10 subs each, I'd argue that their fleets should be sitting far further up on the ranking. Additionally, the west's subs are generally better than a lot of Russia and China's fleets toe to toe. So the equivalency of sub fleet size doesn't work

[@gonzaloramirez6312]

In Argentina we don't have submarines anymore at least functional ones

[@serpente3550]

What about swedens submarine? The Gotland class is one of the best stealth submarines in the world

[@Obsidian-Nebula]

So stealthy they could find it for the video

[@ciaranReal]

😂​@@Obsidian-Nebula

[@ruruyouming]

​@@Obsidian-Nebula😊

[@Galaxyeyez]

1:12 Ngl Im South African and I didn't really know we had subs lol. Hell I'll be surprised if we even have tanks🤣🤣

[@khumbelobele6674]

All I know we got is GNU with Gayton... The sub never crossed my mind. 😂😂😂

[@darrenrodgers6425]

I’m an ex SAN submariner. We have them, and they have a different role to what nuclear submarines are. This is info you can get off Google.. they just didn’t Google enough I guess. But diesel electric are quiet and meant for patrols and insertion of special forces, small, slow, quiet. Nuclear is big, fast, and loud.. meant to be firing platforms for ICBMs, like a mobile island, and they usually have a number of diesel electric subs around them that no one knows about.

[@edhikurniawan]

But you have tanks on Wargame Red Dragon. The Olifant or something. What idk is if they're still operational.

[@Galaxyeyez]

@@darrenrodgers6425 Are they still operational and or currently in use?

[@blazer9547]

You even had nukes.

[@iamjoydash]

Great research, great content as always, You're content never ceased to amaze me❤

[@on__off2923]

Johnny STRIKES again !!!

[@87MasterJ]

Great video 👍 A couple of things to add up a little: - The modern attack-submarines like the Los Angeles class can easily shoot nukes, too. All it needs is a modified warhead from the Tomahawk cruise missle - The same applies for the Russian, Cinese, UK, French submarines with their (Russian) Kalibr cruise missle etc. - The Poseidon nuclear torpedo is just propaganda. Just do the basic physics on that and you will realise that an nuke can`t move enough water for an Tsunami. The deeper it detonates, the more pressure it needs to overcome. So calm down, don`t get caught by your fears of it 😉

[@colossalgainz8235]

a nuke can't move enough water for a tsunami? u gotta be kidding lol even the bikini tests with far less powerful nukes indicate the opposite and we're talking 100 mt here 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Dave-rz5wl]

Great video short and straight to the point

[@extinnocence]

I love how much you love submarines.

[@alaint]

You kinda forgot France also has 4 ICBM equipped nuclear powered subs

[@zks82mdu3b]

Did you refer to his source?

[@spacechannelfiver]

same deal with the UK, which has 4

[@karisvenner3892]

Or that Australia literally demanded France to deliver non-nuclear subs when they were more than happy to build Australia brand new nuclear-powered subs. So presenting the AUKUS deal as "the US trying to arm their Pacific allies against China" is absolutely hilarious. It's just Australia proving once again that they only exist as the US lapdog and will literally torpedo (pun intended) their own submarine plans just to please Uncle Sam. To be fair I only clicked this video out of morbid curiosity, and Johnny Harris never disappoints (in that he always does). He really is a dumb person's idea of a smart journalist.

[@alexandrevalentin8587]

Indeed, it is only mentioned in the sources that you can find in the video description.

[@moonshot9056]

@@spacechannelfiver I was thinking this.

[@AdrianGarcia-ww1ik]

I know this all took A LOT of work but if you could do one on the nations air power also, that would be soo cool too. Thank you for this fantastic video

[@mankajama4583]

this is lie The U.S. Navy's military requirement is 66 nuclear attack submarines. Today, there are only 49 in the fleet. And the Navy projects its inventory will decline to 46 by 2030 as older nuclear submarines retire faster than they are replaced.China had six nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, six nuclear-powered attack submarines and 48 diesel-powered attack submarines, according to a Pentagon report on China's military.Russian Navy's submarine fleet (58 submarines) makes for a deadly underwater adversary. Of this fleet are 11 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), 17 nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), 9 nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines (SSGNs), and 21 diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs).👇 if you agree👇👇👇👇👇

[@jean-pierre5221]

You skipped over the UK's nuclear arms capabilities and went straight to India. The UK also has nuclear weapons on their submarines like Trident.

[@elemes24]

Nobody cares about the UK anymore

[@zealousepileptic2690]

no one cares lol

[@callumarcher2848]

That’s if they actually work lol

[@riderchallenge4250]

UK is US puppet.

[@Warspite-1915]

​@@zealousepileptic2690 People care about the most successful navy in history lol

[@abjt_s]

India got 3ssbn , 2 active and 1 in trial and one more about to enter in trial, then s5 class ssbn will be next. Which can be delayed according to warhead availability.

[@Romac24]

I know im late in typing this, and the source is "trust me" but i can say with confidence that the United Kingdom has at least 16 submarines, not 10. 12 of the 16 are nuclear powered, and nuclear armed. This comment will be lost down below anyways.

[@JamesField]

Is your source a locality to Faslane? There are six or seven visible on Google Maps, including the five in port and one or two semi-submerged in the firth.

[@ciaranReal]

​@@JamesFieldrosyth, Portsmouth and Plymouth

[@lennymarinez]

well no shit india keeps their secrets "secret". its a smart thing to do.

[@rustix3]

3:26 As Azerbaijan is a landlocked country it's interesting that they have submarines in Caspian Sea. So probably Iran does have subs in Caspian Sea, too. I am wondering if Russia has them there. What about others. And how many submarines are in total in the World, locked inside inland bodies of water? Or the Caspian Sea the only one?

[@Puttrich]

Image not talking about the Gotland class when making a video about submarines

[@dileepv8030]

India's *K-15 SLBM has range of 750 km and not 'around 700'. It's likely that even this range of Indian slbms are inaccurate and those rough figures available in public domain be deliberately kept lower to avoid unnecessary attention. It might be an understatement to say that current Indian projects being worked on are to increase it to just 3500 Km bcs as per reports that range has already been achieved a couple of years back although testing & validation continues and official induction of the missile (under *K-4 project) hasn't been publicised/announced yet. It's probable that India is working on newer projects of much higher ranges. Reference to projects like K-6, Agni-VI would be appreciated and it'll be great if you could research on that and make a video on the Indian Nuclear Program because it's a thrilling story unlike any other. *K for Kalam, code named after the Missile Man of India.

[@julianchee2894]

It’s not the largest. It’s who improves the fastest.

[@ChickenPlayz4]

which is the U.S.? Whom also has the largest?

[@AlasNueveTres]

Still the US. You would think they will fall behind in technology, specially militarywise? Then you are underestimating the real Godzilla of the ocean who keeps evolving.

[@julianchee2894]

Yes, to all triggered, it’s still America

[@H.P206]

German subs are AIR INDEPENDANT TOO

[@zjsz4954]

Johnny LOVES submarines

[@parmatmakagyaan07]

Today India 🇮🇳 launched another nuclear submarine with capability of 3500 km range

[@anchoimaimai]

12:05 isn’t Russia’s count is reduced by one or two that Ukraine have sunked with their zero subs non existent navy? 😂

[@LEFTY073]

I believe Ukraine destroyed 1 Russian sub that was in dry dock so technically not sunk but definitely still destroyed. But it balances out because Moskva was turned into a sub when Ukraine sunk it.

[@thebeautifulanimal]

Nice joke 😂

[@jovialmonster757]

@@LEFTY073it was really badly damaged in dry dock by 2 storm shadow strikes but the Russians managed to breathe some life back into it over the next few months and drag it back out to sea. As of last week Ukraine put another missile through it on its first post repair voyage and it should be gone for good now.

[@ibrahimchelanga6109]

🙌👏👏👏 thanks for the class I’m 15 mins smarter about the world than I could have imagined. Great documentary

[@fardvpn]

one of your more statistical videos

[@aleong.9566]

hypothetically speaking you even dont need any other nuclear weapon except the ones within the submarines. They are by far the most dangerous ones which are almost impossible to track.

[@jojosworlds1208]

It's always better to have different options. Hell even with all that fancy submarine launched ICBMs the US as has aircraft dropped atom bombs stationed in Germany.

[@julius43461]

@@jojosworlds1208 Yup, the triad is needed in case some of them fail. Subs are the quickest and best, then ICBM's, and then of course air dropped as a last resort, but those will probably never be used as they are easiest to take down. Russia also has nukes on rails and those mobile ones riding on trucks in Siberia.

[@ryankline1164]

Those nuclear armed stealth bombers are also kind of a threat...

[@IndigoSierra]

​@@ryankline1164They are, but they will take quite some time to arrive at their target, at which point the target in question will be on full alert and likely have fighter coverage of any important assets. It is much easier to shoot down a bomber than ballistic and cruise missiles.

[@krashd]

@@julius43461 China also has the great subterannean wall (or is it subterranean great wall?) whereby they've built a large underground network along their east coast to hide ICBM launchers and they routinely reposition them. Similar to Russia's mobile launchers but observers have to guess where in the country they are since the only visible parts of the great subterranean wall are the various entry and exit points.