China's new submarine on Google Earth

Keeping secrets is becoming tougher by the day having Google around. American scientists found China's latest nucleair submarine on pictures made by Google Earth at the Xiaopingdao submarine base, late 2006.

The new Jin-class or Type 094 submarines are expected to replace the Xia-class, Type 092 submarines built in the 1980s, Kristensen said. The new model appears to be 35 feet longer because of a longer missile compartment and possibly a larger nuclear reactor compartment, he said.

Not sure if China's military are happy with the disclosure, but I guess it will be very hard to keep those large machines really secret.