The Doomsday Ships: New U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine Program
... naval strategic nuclear forces, including nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), is a key strategic stability... .... 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...
05.06.2015