The implications of the acquisition of nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for nuclear weapons proliferation is one element in the recent debate about whether various non-nuclear weapons states (NNWS) should acquire SSNs. The general issue can be stated as follows: given their cost, ...
At the time of theManhattan Project(before the Cold War really began), there was some talk about the possibility of using nuclear power to propel submarines. The idea of arming submarines with nuclear missiles didn't come up until the 1960 launching of the George Washington. When nuclear energ...
One leg of America’s nuclear triad, the subs are designed to be ultra-quiet, bristle with nuclear weapons, and survive to carry out their mission at all costs. The 14 nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarines ensure that hundreds of nukes are resting quietly in the world’s oceans, ready to ...
ballast tanks by compressed air or gas. When the submarine is cruising on the surface, nuclear or diesel power is used. When underwater, nuclear power or electrical batteries are used. At shallow depths a submarine may also use diesel power plants with appropriate telescopic air intake devices....
All eighteen submarines have eight launchers, four 533 millimetre torpedo tubes and an mk118 digital fire control system. They are endowed with more than 50% of the thermo-nuclear weapons owned by the US. The torpedo range is up to fifty kilometres with a depth of 3000 feet. ...
While the subs will be powered with nuclear material, they will be armed with conventional - not nuclear - weapons. Additionally, beginning in the early 2030s and pending approval from the US Congress, the US also intends to sell Australia three Virginia ...
Why Is the Navy Arming Nuclear Subs With Lasers? The order, placed with shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat, puts the Columbia on track for its first nuclear deterrence patrol in 2031. The Navy plans to replace the existing 14 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines deliver...
A documentary history of the development and deployment of the Cold War's ultimate weapon: the nuclear missile submarine. Features interviews with Navy veterans and footage never-before-seen by the public. Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarine is a documentary about the Navy's struggle, in...
The Australian government has just declared an historic defense agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will see a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines patrol our shores and surrounding waters.
Any submarine that can reach a speed of 25-30 knots, is silent and loaded with the most advanced weapons is ideal for naval operations, as speed is not the only factor determining a submarine’s efficiency. As submarine technology progresses, we could witness more advanced submarine classes tha...