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US nuclear sub John Warner, sailing in the Ionian Sea near Italy. The ship participated in attacks against Syria. Nuclear subs are America's only remaining strategic edge in the Empire's struggle with its Eurasian opponents.
China may have landed on a way to better detect stealth nuclear submarines, a development that could jeopardize US operations in the contested South China Sea and more significantly undermine the survivability of its underwater nuclear deterrent.
This month, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter discovered an ultra-sensitive submarine detector based on existing technologies that can detect traces of the most advanced submarine from great distances.
What is a bit curious about this report is that it describes an achievement that China might have better kept secret, although perhaps Beijing thought the technology is now too well known to be hoarded by just one major power. In which case there could be a race in this field, or things will merely return to a status quo ante:
The science team, led by Zou Shengnan, published their findings in the peer-reviewed Chinese Journal of Ship Research, run by the China Ship Scientific Research Center and noted for its history of being at the forefront of ship and ocean engineering developments.
It's all about bubbles
According to Asia Times, "bubbles form when a submarine cruises due to increased kinetic energy and a corresponding decrease in potential energy expressed as pressure. This happens because the system’s total energy remains constant but the balance between kinetic and potential energy shifts." This, notes the report, creates turbulence, which can generate an "electronic signature" that computer models can use to determine a ship's shape and other military significant characteristics.
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