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‘Captain, you are relieved of duty’: A US Navy nuclear attack submarine ran aground

Key Points and Summary - In October 2003, the nuclear-powered USS Hartford ran aground leaving La Maddalena, causing roughly $9 million in damage to her rudders, sonar dome, and electronics. -No one ...

Doubts Grow Over AUKUS Submarine Transfers as Environmental and Cost Questions Intensify

New discussions in Washington have revived questions about whether Australia will ultimately receive the nuclear-powered ...
The Diplomat

What We Know About China’s Secretive Nuclear Submarine Fleet

With the 09IIIB class and future 09V class, China’s development of nuclear-powered (and nuclear capable) submarines is at an ...
The Diplomat

Former Defense Minister Nakatani Says Japan’s Next Submarine ‘Will Eventually Need Nuclear Propulsion’

If Tokyo acquires nuclear-powered subs, it would be a significant strategic shift for the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings. In this May 31, 2025 file photo, Japan’s then-Defense Minister ...
OPB

Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea

North Korea’s state media revealed on Thursday a picture of what it called a “8,700-ton nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine.” It’s the first time North Korea disclosed the tonnage and ...