American Military News by Kyle Perisic February 06, 2020
A top admiral in the U.S. Navy warned on Tuesday that U.S. ships docked at ports on the Atlantic are no longer safe from foreign enemy attacks.
The three-star helming the Navy’s 2nd Fleet, Vice Adm. Andrew “Woody†Lewis, said that places that were once safe are no longer so due to increased submarine activity from Russia and China, the Washington Examiner reported.
“The homeland is not a sanctuary,†Lewis warned at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “Our ships can no longer expect to operate in a safe haven off the east coast or merely cross the Atlantic unhindered to operate in another location.â€
“Our new reality is that when our sailors toss lines over and set sail, they can expect to be operating in a contested space once they leave Norfolk,†he said. “We are seeing an ever-increasing number of Russian submarines deploy in the Atlantic. And these submarines are more capable than ever, deploying for longer periods of time with more lethal weapons systems.â€
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