China’s first nuclear icebreaker could serve as test platform for future nuclear aircraft carriers

The ship will be nearly as large as Russia's largest nuclear-powered icebreakers and will make China only the second nation to operate such a vessel.

By Malte Humpert, High North News March 26, 2019
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China is set to become only the second country after Russia to operate a nuclear icebreaker, and it’s first such icebreaker will rival Russia’s largest nuclear icebreakers in size.

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