Since the 1960s, the Ballistic Missile Submarine has been the U.S. Navy’s primary contribution to America’s strategic nuclear “triad” -- which includes U.S. Air Force strategic bombers and ...

This allowed the Navy to leverage existing submarine technology while at ... Additional berthing was installed in the missile compartment to accommodate the added personnel, and other measures ...

This submarine-launched ballistic missile was first introduced in 1967 ... he ran out of oxygen before he could escape and ...

After India’s launch of its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), Pakistan has intensified its efforts to buy SSBNs from China. This move by Islamabad challenges established ...

The new submarines will each have three missile compartments, and each compartment will comprise of four missile tubes (known as a ‘Quad Pack’) and five deck levels, for a total of 12 missiles.