- A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine surfaced in the Norwegian Sea.
- It was accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and two naval aircraft.
- The show of force came weeks after Russia sent a submarine and naval fleet to Cuba.
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A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic submarine popped up in the Norwegian Sea this week in a rare show of force.
Multi-Domain Readiness in action 🚁🌊🔱 @USNavy 🇺🇸 guided-missile cruiser #USSNormandy (CG 60) and ballistic missile submarine #USSTennessee (SSBN 734) steam alongside in the #NorwegianSea while a P-8A Poseidon and E-6B Mercury fly overhead, June 23, 2024. pic.twitter.com/8Uttvmkny9
Like the Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch,” the Navy plane is sometimes called the “Doomsday plane,” as it can relay National Command Authority directives to US submarines as part of the “Take Charge and Move Out” mission and fulfill “Looking Glass” obligations, which involves directing nuclear forces if the ground-based options are gone.
The US has made similar revelations in other parts of the world with its Ohio-class cruise-missile submarines, which carry 154 land-attack Tomahawks.
Russia made a show of having one of these vessels, the first-in-class Severodvinsk, surface off Norway in July 2022, and another one of these submarines, the Kazan, was spotted in Cuba earlier this month during a five-day official visit.
Other Russian vessels, such as the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, joined the Kazan during the visit ahead of an air and maritime exercise in the Caribbean.
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