US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East
Handout photo dated January 11, 2010 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, USA. In a rare announcement, the US military said a guided missile submarine has arrived in the Middle East, a message of deterrence clearly directed at regional adversaries as the Biden administration tries to avoid a broader conflict amid the Israel-Hamas war. US Central Command said on social media Sunday that an Ohio-class submarine was entering its area of responsibility. The social media post did not name the sub, but the US Navy has four Ohio-class guided missile submarines, or SSGNs, which are former ballistic missile subs converted to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles rather than nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1st Class James Kimber via ABACAPRESS.COM
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- ILEA001953906
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- 2011/1/11 00:00:00
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- Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
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