Top Deterrent
Credit: U.S. Naval sea systems command
The U.S. Navy plans to start production of the first of 12 SSBN(X) ballistic missile submarines in 2019 to replace the 14 Ohio-class boats. Construction, at the rate of one per year, is projected to continue to 2033, and the submarines could serve until the 2080s. Before the keel for the first boat...
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