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![Pondering China's Future Nuclear Submarine Production Pondering China's Future Nuclear Submarine Production](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_090423155689.jpg)
Pondering China's Future Nuclear Submarine Production
By Rick Joe
What will Chinese nuclear submarine production look like in the future?
![Indian Navy Boomer Completes 'First Deterrent Patrol' Indian Navy Boomer Completes 'First Deterrent Patrol'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-capture.jpg)
Indian Navy Boomer Completes 'First Deterrent Patrol'
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s first domestically built nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub has completed its first deterrent patrol.
![US Navy’s Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program Faces Delays US Navy’s Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program Faces Delays](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-columbia_class.jpg)
US Navy’s Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program Faces Delays
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A significant quality control issue has been discovered in several missile tubes destined for the Navy's new class of ballistic missile subs.
![Russia’s First Borei-Class Ballistic Missile Sub to Undergo Repairs Russia’s First Borei-Class Ballistic Missile Sub to Undergo Repairs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-borei.jpg)
Russia’s First Borei-Class Ballistic Missile Sub to Undergo Repairs
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first-of-class SSBN Yuri Dolgoruky is slated to undergo repairs at a Russian shipyard.
![Russia's Borei-Class Test Fires 4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles Russia's Borei-Class Test Fires 4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5b054653fc7e93d72b8b45a4.jpg)
Russia's Borei-Class Test Fires 4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This marks the first time that a Borei-class boomer launched four Bulava ballistic missiles in rapid sucession.
![Russian Navy Receives Upgraded Ballistic Missile Sub Russian Navy Receives Upgraded Ballistic Missile Sub](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rian_archive_895550_drills_for_nuclear_submarine_crews_at_training_center_in_murmansk_region.jpg)
Russian Navy Receives Upgraded Ballistic Missile Sub
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A retrofitted Soviet-era ballistic missile sub was delivered to the Russian Navy this month.
![US Sub Test Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Pacific Ocean US Sub Test Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Pacific Ocean](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180326-n-uk333-005.jpg)
US Sub Test Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Pacific Ocean
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy conducted ballistic missile test launches from a sub in the Pacific Ocean in March.
![INS Arihant Accident Raises Questions About the Sustainability of India's SSBN Force INS Arihant Accident Raises Questions About the Sustainability of India's SSBN Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ins_arihant_closeup.jpg)
INS Arihant Accident Raises Questions About the Sustainability of India's SSBN Force
By Robert Farley
The Indian Navy finds out how difficult the business of operating a sea-based nuclear deterrent can be.
![India's Lone Arihant-class SSBN Has Been Out of Service for Months India's Lone Arihant-class SSBN Has Been Out of Service for Months](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ins_arihant_closeup.jpg)
India's Lone Arihant-class SSBN Has Been Out of Service for Months
By Ankit Panda
The Indian Navy has a serious submarine operations problem.
![Estimate Says Sustaining and Modernizing US Nuclear Triad to Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 30 Years Estimate Says Sustaining and Modernizing US Nuclear Triad to Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 30 Years](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-13_21-37-59.jpg)
Estimate Says Sustaining and Modernizing US Nuclear Triad to Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 30 Years
By Ankit Panda
Whatever the Trump Nuclear Posture Review decides, overhauling U.S. nuclear forces will be expensive.
![Is India's Submarine Fleet Defenseless? Is India's Submarine Fleet Defenseless?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-30_15-34-33.jpg)
Is India's Submarine Fleet Defenseless?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Navy’s most advanced submarines still lack adequate armament.
![A Closer Look at China's Critical South China Sea Submarine Base A Closer Look at China's Critical South China Sea Submarine Base](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-08_17-32-13.jpg)
A Closer Look at China's Critical South China Sea Submarine Base
By Damen Cook
A deeper look at Yulin-East, China's burgeoning submarine bastion in the South China Sea.