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nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

Kings Bay nuclear submarine hub dodged a bullet named Hurricane Idalia

By Jamie Kwong | Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons

The USS Alabama, a US ballistic submarine. Credit: US Navy via Wikimedia Commons.

Invisible nuclear-armed submarines, or transparent oceans? Are ballistic missile submarines still the best deterrent for the United States?

By Owen R. Cote | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons