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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated June 30, 2009 shows Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) transits the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway as it returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, USA , from a patrol mission. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated February 20, 2018 shows the Gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns to its homeport at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash, 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 Specialist 2nd Class Nancy C. diBenedetto via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated December 27, 2017 shows he Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns to its homeport at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. 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 Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated February 9, 2021 shows marines assigned to the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, assemble a combat rubber raiding craft during a scheduled exercise aboard the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio in the Pacific Oxcean. 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 Specialist 1st Class Juan Antoine King via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated July 3, 2013 shows he Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) 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 Specialist 1st Class James Kimber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated June 20, 2019 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738), Blue crew, returns to homeport at 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 Specialist 1st Class Ashley Berumen via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated January 6, 2011 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, USA, for routine operations. 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 Specialist 1st Class James Kimber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses risk to global security: think tank report

STORY: AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses risk to global security: think tank report DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of outside view of the seminar 2. various of the seminar 3. various of speakers STORYLINE: The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses a serious risk to regional and global security, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by a Chinese and a Russian think tank at a seminar here. The report, called "The AUKUS submarine deal: risks for the nuclear non-proliferation regime and global security", was published by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and Russia's Center for Energy and Security Studies. Under the trilateral AUKUS alliance, announced in September 2021, Australia can build nuclear-powered submarines with technology provided by the United States and the United Kingdom. The AUKUS deal involves the transfer of up to four tons of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium from the United States and Britain,

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Japan's JDS Chiyoda joins rescue submarine drill

SINGAPORE - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force rescue submarine JDS Chiyoda on Oct. 2 joins the navies of the United States, South Korea and Singapore in the first multilateral submarine rescue exercise in the western Pacific region. The 13-day exercise, code-named ''Exercise Pacific Reach 2000,'' began early in the day in the South China Sea, and involves four ships, four submarines and 600 personnel.

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Japan's JDS Chiyoda joins rescue submarine drill

SINGAPORE - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force rescue submarine JDS Chiyoda on Oct. 2 joins the navies of the United States, South Korea and Singapore in the first multilateral submarine rescue exercise in the western Pacific region. The 13-day exercise, code-named ''Exercise Pacific Reach 2000,'' began early in the day in the South China Sea, and involves four ships, four submarines and 600 personnel.