US Nuclear-Powered Sub Collision & the Real Threat to the South China Sea

The USS Connecticut – a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine – was involved in a collision in the South China Sea.

While the US claims it was merely an accident amid its ongoing efforts to underwrite peace and stability in the region, it is just another example of how the US’ presence in the region is actually doing the exact opposite.

References:

US Navy – Statement regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) 07 October 2021:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Pre…

Global Times – USS Connecticut collision info in S.China Sea must be disclosed: Global Times editorial:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20211…

Forbes – Powerful U.S. Seawolf Attack Submarine Damaged In South China Sea:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighoo…

CNN – In the turbulent South China Sea, the US Navy bets on a troubled warship:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/25/as…

Business Insider – 7 charts show why Beijing won’t give up its South China Sea claims without a fight:
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-s…

CSIS, China Power – How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea?:
https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trad…

Economist – South China Sea Disputes (map):
https://aspeniaonline.it/wp-content/u…

Harvard University, Atlas of Economic Complexity – Japan, Exports 2019:
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore…

Harvard University, Atlas of Economic Complexity – South Korea, Exports 2019:
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore…

RAND Corporation – War with China: Thinking Through the Unthinkable (2016):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…