Ballistic Missile Submarines

Russian Nuclear-Armed Submarines Have Improved their Missile Range

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While there is nothing particularly surprising or unusual about these drills, however, it does again raise worries over Russia’s alleged “escalate to de-escalate” strategic nuclear posture,...

China Is Building Out Its Fleet of Ballistic Missile Subs

Here’s What You Need to Remember: China’s newer Type 094 class of SSBNs, each armed with a dozen, longer-range JL-2 nuclear-tipped missiles, began to enter service around 2006. China for decades has...

Surprise! The Navy Once Sent a Message to China with Three Missile Submarines

Here’s What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy simultaneously surfaced three Ohio-class SSGNs in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans in 2010 to signal U.S. displeasure over Chinese missile...

Britain’s Nuclear-armed Submarines Are Ready To Take On Any Threat

Here’s What You Need to Know: At any one time, at least sixty-four of the UK’s nuclear weapons are somewhere at sea. The United Kingdom maintains a fleet of four ballistic...