Total lifetime cost for the U.S. Navy's new class of ballistic missile subs will be around $100 billion, the US Navy secretary said this week. The U.S. Navy officially approved the start of ...

These treaties led to significant nuclear drawdowns and a reevaluation of force structures, prompting the U.S. to convert ...

A total of 18 of a planned 24 Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) were built for the United States Navy between 1976 and 1997 – and the lead boat, USS Ohio entered ...

Total lifetime cost for the U.S. Navy's new class of ballistic missile subs will ... Given the rapid modernization of Chinese and Russian nuclear stockpiles, some argue the US might want to.

Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN ... requirements. The 1994 Nuclear Posture Review determined that the United States needed only 14 of its 18 SSBNs to meet the nation’s strategic ...

China's surface navy is growing at a rapid pace as busy shipyards turn out new warships, but the US maintains an edge ...

Ohio-class subs are currently the only SSBNs in service with the US Navy, making them the entirety of the submarine component of the US's nuclear triad. The Virginia-class attack sub displaces ...

six-month deployments to maintain a survivable nuclear deterrent. The 14 Ohio-class SSBNs can carry up to 24 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with multiple independently-targeted ...

PERRY, Ohio - At least 78 gallons of water containing radioactive chemicals were spilled at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County in 2024, according to a voluntary report from its parent ...