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US sub that can launch nuclear missiles announces location in rare reveal as Iran war drags on

The Independent·Rachel Dobkin·21 days ago
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The location of a U.S. submarine that can launch nuclear missiles has been announced by the Pentagon in a rare move as the Iran war drags on . Usually, the Pentagon is tight-lipped about the locations of its nuclear-armed submarines. But on Monday, the Sixth Fleet announced that a Navy ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory off the coast of Spain , on Sunday. The Sixth Fleet is part of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, which covers about half of the Atlantic Ocean. In a statement announcing the submarine’s port visit, the Sixth Fleet said the vessel is part of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. The Ohio-class is comprised of 14 ballistic missile submarines and four guided missile submarines. Those 14 submarines “are undetectable launch platforms for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the U.S. with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad,” the release stated. The location of a U.S.…

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