SUBMARINES IN PACIFIC

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29145, 4 March 1960, Page 17

SUBMARINES IN PACIFIC

“Chinese Now Operating”

"The Prest" Special Service HONOLULU, March 2. The Chinese Communists were Jperating submarines in the Pacithe United States Navy’s top Authority on anti-submarine warkre said today. Vice-Admiral John Thach told ! news conference that there "’ere more than 100 Communist lubinarines in the Pacific, of 2O were Chinese and th<i balance Russian. The Chinese apparently were Putting submarines together with Parts obtained from the Soviet «mon and “are getting better all time.’’ Admiral Thach said, did not detail the deployment 01 the submarines. Admiral Thach warned that ° ov iet missile-firing submarines i T ere the greatest threat to united States security. If Communist missile submarines operted close to shore, almost any in the United State# would easy range. , *ne accuracy of a missile at “ ! °rt range is far greater than °ne fired at long range,” he said. „■ that reason there is “Othing that has higher priority ~ Navy than anti-submarine *»rfare.”