Diagram reprinted from Tom Clancy's Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship, Laura Deninno, Series Illustrator.

Satellite imagery spotted a Chinese submarine with its nuclear ballistic missile hatches open while pier-side at a naval base with underground facilities facing the contested South China Sea.

A startling new satellite image has surfaced, revealing a chilling detail about a Chinese nuclear submarine docked at a naval base. The vessel, identified as a Type 094 nuclear-powered ballistic ...