![]() NAVEUR-NAVAF is a part of the US Sixth Fleet. “This brief stop in the US Naval Forces Europe area of operations demonstrates the flexibility and adaptability submarines bring to US and allied forces in the region,” a statement from US Naval Forces Europe-US Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) said. ![]() The US Navy moved first, announcing the arrival of its Ohio-class SSBN, USS Rhode Island, at Gibraltar on a “scheduled port visit.” The Rhode Island traveled from His Majesty’s Naval Base at Faslane in Scotland, which Russian defense commentators on Telegram said was a 12-day journey. Many Russian handles suspected an imminent test launch of the Bulava Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM). Moreover, Russian authorities also released a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) in the Barents Sea, effective between November 3 to 5. ![]() Photo of the USS Rhode Island in Gibraltar shared by the US Navy on November 1 US & Russian Submarines Position ThemselvesĪmerican and Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) were pressed into action between November 1 and November 2 in an unscheduled deployment bound to raise regional tensions further. Russia has maintained it will use nuclear weapons only if the state’s territorial integrity is threatened. The US believes it serves as Moscow’s pretext to escalate the conflict. It also dismissed Russian claims that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty” nuclear bomb and pinning an atomic explosion on Russia. Meanwhile, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin clarified there is “no need” to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but the United States remains skeptical. While they were still periodic fixtures, with both sides duly informing the other of the maneuvers, the deployment of nuclear submarines added an element of unpredictability to an already volatile situation. US-Russia Tensions: Earlier ET Reportīoth the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia recently concluded their annual nuclear drills, Steadfast Noon and GROM, amid heightened tensions. It boasts high maneuverability and acoustic stealth. The submarine belongs to the fourth generation of nuclear submarine missile carriers and is equipped with modern systems of missile and torpedo weapons, navigation, radio engineering and sonar weapons. It was built at the Sevmash production association in Severodvinsk. The Generalissimus Suvorov strategic missile submarine is the second serial ship of the Borei-A project. According to the confirmed data of objective control, the warheads of the missile successfully arrived in the specified area of the Kura range,” the ministry noted. The flight of the Bulava ballistic missile took place in normal mode. ![]() “Missile firing was carried out from a submerged position from the White Sea at the Kura training ground on the Kamchatka Peninsula. “The crew of the newest strategic missile submarine Generalissimus Suvorov of the Borey-A project, successfully fired the Bulava ballistic missile as part of the final stage of state tests,” the statement says. Meanwhile, Russian nuclear submarine Generalissimus Suvorov successfully fired a Bulava ballistic missile from the White Sea at the Kura range as part of the final stage of state tests, the Russian Defense Ministry said. In another show of nuclear brinkmanship, both US and Russian nuclear submarines have positioned themselves in strategic locations, as the war in Ukraine shows no signs of abating.
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