{
  "id": "china-ssbn-force",
  "name": "Chinese SSBN force",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "nuclear",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Nuclear force component",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Six Type 094 (Jin-class) SSBNs at Longpo, Hainan, each with 12 missile tubes.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "platforms",
      "v": "6 Type 094 SSBNs, 12 tubes each, Longpo naval base",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-chn-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "delivery",
      "v": "JL-2 (about 7,200 km), JL-3 (about 10,000 km)",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-chn-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "program",
      "v": "Type 096 expected with 12–16 tubes; future fleet of 8–10 SSBNs",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-chn-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "nuclear",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/china-ssbn-force.html",
  "sources": {
    "fas-nn-chn-2026": {
      "title": "Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026",
      "publisher": "Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists",
      "url": "https://thebulletin.org/premium/2026-07/chinese-nuclear-weapons-2026/",
      "published": "2026-07-01",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}