In late September, there was a wave of media articles saying that a recently launched new Chinese nuclear submarine sank near its shipyard. This video explores the implications of that news and talks about the whole new category of nuclear subs that China might be building. Which may lead to a potentially serious threat to the future US navy. 00:00 Intro00:55 Member call01:21 Does it matter if it sank?02:26 Not quite a conventional sub?05:42 What kind of a nuke sub?08:20 Compact reactors are not new10:05 Operational use12:22 OK, but how does it work?16:13 New subs & balance of power