Nuclear weapons complicate South China Sea disputes
China's deployment of nuclear-armed submarines turns the South China Sea into a US-China arena
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- Deterrence theory
- Northern exposure
- Hainan haven
- Distance
- Options
- Deep water
- Bastion
- Ramifications
- Confrontations
- Assertion of claims
- US-Philippines alliance
- ASEAN divisions
- Outlook
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