China is strutting its stuff and nonsense and showing off the up-to-the-minute addition to it military — an older Soviet - geological era aircraft postman . The Admiral Kuznetsov - category Varyag is one of two ships that were construct in the early 80s .
China bought the unfinished carrier from the Ukraine and ab initio claim the boat was run to be an offshore gambling casino . Yeah , right .
Thirteen years afterward and the bearer is now sustain to be a military ship . Though China was quiet on the subject , the world knew this was coming . Photos from late last twelvemonth reveal the ship was being outfit with sensors , guns and missiles . [ UPI ]
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