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SSBN
North Korea's Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Fails
By Ankit Panda
North Korea tested its Bukkeukseong-1/KN-11 missile again. This time, the test may actually have been submarine-launched.
How Many Ballistic Missile Submarines Will Russia Build?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of the Russian Navy is considering increasing the number of SSBNs to be commissioned past 2020.
The Consequences of a Pakistani Sea-Based Nuclear Second Strike Capability
By Ankit Panda
What happens to South Asian nuclear stability if Pakistan operationalizes a sea-based second strike capability?
Putin's 'Red October': Russia's Deadliest New Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Should the United States be worried?
Congress Wants Taiwan at RIMPAC
By Zachary Keck
Plus, ASEAN is building a domestic arms industry. Defense and security links.
Nuclear Bombers in an A2/AD World
By Zachary Keck
Anti-access/area-denial capabilities will not impact the nuclear mission of America’s bomber fleet.
SSBNs and Strategic Stability in the Second Nuclear Age
By James R. Holmes
New ballistic missile submarine fleets could destabilize the nuclear order.
US Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age
By James R. Holmes
America's nuclear triad shouldn't be held sacrosanct just to please advocates in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
US to Spend $1 Trillion on Nukes
By Zachary Keck
The U.S. will spend $1 trillion over the next 30 years maintaining and modernizing its nukes, according to a new report.
Strategic Bombers: MVP of the Nuclear Triad
By Lt Col Thomas C. Kirkham, USAF
Calls for the retirement of America’s nuclear-capable bombers make little strategic sense.
Credible Chinese Undersea Nuclear Deterrent is Imminent
The PLAN’s Type 094 Jin-class submarines will be capable of delivering nuclear JL-2s.
State Media Boasts of China’s Ability to Nuke US Cities
China’s state media reportedly boasted that Beijing can kill millions of Americans with its new SLBM.