The Doomsday Ships: New U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine Program

.... According to the Congressional Research Service , by 2018 implementation of the START III Treaty will see SSBNs account for about 35 percent of total launchers and... ... Building a new-generation SSBN is a top priority for any scenario. Today, the U.S. Navy has 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. Of them, 18 were built in 1976-1997, but in the 2000s... ... guided-missile submarines to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles . Each submarine has 24 SLBM tubes, although by 2018 the number is to be reduced to 20 through the deactivation...