The 'Secret' Nuclear Subs the U.S. Navy Doesn't Want to Discuss (And Russia Hates)

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The 'Secret' Nuclear Subs the U.S. Navy Doesn't Want to Discuss (And Russia Hates)

David Axe [2]

We know that Seawolf spent almost three years in drydock starting in September 2009. Contractors did $280 million in work [3]. And when Seawolf returned to the cold Pacific waters in April 2012, she was “even more capable and effective than at any time in her 15 years of service,” according to Cdr. Dan Packer, her skipper at the time.

It’s possible Seawolf received the same under-ice gear Connecticut tested in 2011. The Arctic is, after all, a new area of concern for the Navy. With the ice receding, new shipping lanes are opening up and foreign navies are getting more active.

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[Joe Wooten]

The Arctic is, after all, a new area of concern for the Navy. With the ice receding, new shipping lanes are opening up and foreign navies are getting more active.

The Arctic ice IS NOT receding, and the only other foreign navies active in the arctic are the Canadian, Norwegian, and Russian. The Russians are of some concern, but their Navy is crap and nowhere as big or capable as the old Soviet Navy. This article sounds like a combination of the warmistas and the anti-Russian paranoids.