Major milestone for US Navy's future nuclear-armed submarine

The U.S. is building 12 Columbia-class submarines armed with ballistic missiles to serve as its sea-based nuclear deterrent ...
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Nose of 20,800-ton US Navy nuclear missile submarine heads for final assembly

The bow section of the US Navy’s first future ballistic-missile submarine, USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), has left ...

AUKUS rejects suspicious applicants to protect nuclear secrets

One in 10 applicants to the AUKUS nuclear submarine project is being rejected on security grounds, including because they ...
The Japan Times

Top U.S. admiral says South Korea’s new submarine should keep China in check

The top U.S. military officer said helping counter China’s rapidly expanding fleet is a responsibility expected of a key ally ...

US naval chief calls S.Korea nuclear sub for counter China ‘natural expectation’; experts warn of regional tensions

The US chief of naval operations' recent remarks suggesting that South Korea's future nuclear-powered submarine "is a natural expectation" to be used to counter China have raised concerns, with ...

China Warns Of Shift In Stance If US-South Korea Alliance Moves To Contain Beijing

The US has approved the "attack submarines" and agreed to cooperate in sourcing fuel, according to a fact sheet released by ...

South Korea Says Nuclear Submarine Will Scare Kim Jong Un’s North

Upgrading South Korea's submarine fleet would help ease the operational burden on the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific ...
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South Korean nuclear submarine deal is ‘extremely nascent,’ says Navy’s top officer

How South Korea puts submarines to use, and in partnership with the U.S. and Japan, “is yet to be seen,” Adm. Daryl Caudle ...