U.S. Reveals They Have a Nuclear Sub Right Between Moscow and Beijing
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer told Newsweek the move may have been to remind China and Russia of U.S. strategic capabilities.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer told Newsweek the move may have been to remind China and Russia of U.S. strategic capabilities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East boarded a U.S. ballistic missile submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, a rare move that highlighted U.S. nuclear undersea capabilities during tense times with Iran and Russia.
Gen. Erik Kurilla was shuttled out to the USS West Virginia and went aboard for about eight hours.
According to Russian state media, the Typhoon-class submarine was recently decommissioned and removed from the fleet, has been in use since the 1980s.
More than half of the income taxes remitted to the U.S government are spent on Pentagon accounts.