The Sturgeon-class submarines were Cold War heroes for the U.S. Navy, specializing in intelligence gathering, special ...

The so-called “boomers” are some of ... month deployments to maintain a survivable nuclear deterrent. The 14 Ohio-class SSBNs can carry up to 24 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs ...

You may have thought that right after the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, there would be no chance of combat between the new Russian Federation and the United States. Somehow, the navies from both ...

The U.S. Navy fields 14 SSBNs, often referred to as “boomers.” Each of the Ohio-class submarines carry 20 Trident II D5 missiles, each of which can deliver up to eight nuclear warheads to ...

China has also been developing a fleet of nuclear subs that carry and launch ballistic missiles. These subs, known as "boomers," function as nuclear deterrents. They provide China with a "second ...

The discreet effort to track China’s nuclear-powered and -armed ... Cold War-era effort to hunt for Soviet “boomers”, the tracking of Chinese submarines is increasingly an international ...

China has also been developing a fleet of nuclear ballistic subs. These subs, known as "boomers," function as nuclear deterrents. They provide China was a "second strike" capability, since they ...