Three US Navy War Ships Enter Taiwan Strait, Also May Have Two Submarines Backing Them Up, To Stop China From Taking Over Taiwan, Taiwan Military News.

News states: 
A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote “freedom of the seas”, the U.S. military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington. The Theodore Roosevelt is being accompanied by the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Russell and USS John Finn, the U.S. statement said.

What the news doesn't state, but we know to be true:

The US aircraft carrier and two missile destroyers will be accompanied  by no less than two nuclear submarines that will be close to Taiwan on the western coast where the Philippine Sea sits. That area of the ocean is extremely deep and very fitting for SSBN submarines to hide unnoticed and even easily launch their cargo of  24 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) without even coming to the surface.  Those missiles travel at 19,000 km per hour, that means they will impact the closest Chinese cities that are on the coast 130km away in under a minute, traveling 316km per minute! They would impact the other further cities like Beijing in 6 minutes. When ever a US aircraft carrier is around, be assured, there are two US nuclear subs not far away. 

Oh, and as for my experience, I worked at Ellsworth AFB Strategic Air Command...its a B1, B2 bomber and nuclear missile base...with over 150 Minuteman II misses. Probably closer to 220 by now. Yeah...I know about nukes. 

Scott C. Waring - Former USAF vet in Taiwan