SLBMs can be launched from underwater nearly anywhere in the world—and are incredibly difficult to intercept, making them ideal second-strike nuclear weapons.

A US Navy guided-missile submarine was involved in recent strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Ohio-class cruise-missile subs host massive firepower and are difficult to detect. But they're going to be ...

Conversion of the USS Ohio into a cruise missile submarine (SGN) began in November 2002. The work was completed in January ...

China’s latest military parade offered one of the clearest public signals yet that the country is advancing a new generation of hypersonic anti-ship missiles, including systems that analysts say are ...

The Tomahawks were launched from submarines to avoid overflying Iranian airspace, reducing the risk of detection or retaliation. While everyone was enraptured by President Donald Trump’s recent ...

Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was proposed by the first Trump Administration in 2018. The Biden ...

India is on the cusp of a major milestone in its nuclear deterrent capability, with the Indian Navy confirming that INS ...

Russia has launched a new submarine able to carry Moscow's nuclear-capable Poseidon torpedoes, a new type of weapon touted as able to produce "radioactive tsunamis." The Khabarovsk, unveiled at a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It's June 1945 and the USS Barb has just launched an unprecedented attack on the factories of the Japanese island of Shari. It's the first time ...

South Korea's pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines is gaining traction following President Donald Trump's endorsement, ...