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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

nuclear submarines

A picture released November 5, 2023, apparently shows an Ohio-class submarine in the US Central Command area of responsibility. (US CENTCOM)
November 6, 2023, 9:13 am
Sending message, US announces deployment of nuclear-capable submarine to Mideast
Unclear if vessel carrying nuclear ballistic missiles or cruise missiles; CIA chief Burns arrives in Israel; Blinken warns Iran against attacking US personnel in region
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what is says a new nuclear attack submarine "Hero Kim Kun Ok" at an unspecified place in North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
September 8, 2023, 8:05 am
North Korea claims it has built a nuclear attack submarine to counter US Navy
Experts say it is unlikely Pyongyang will be able to see through project without external assistance, and that it is ‘exaggerating’ capabilities of sub
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, July 25, 2023. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
July 25, 2023, 7:48 am
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea
Short-range rockets land in reclusive country’s eastern sea; amid high tensions, Seoul decries ‘grave provocation’ as Japan lodges protest
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
This photo released by the US Navy shows the USS Florida, a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles. (US Navy via AP)
April 8, 2023, 12:32 pm
US navy sends nuclear submarine to Middle East amid soaring Iran tensions
In rare move, Pentagon publishes picture of guided-missile submarine transiting the Suez Canal, says vessel will ‘help ensure regional maritime security and stability’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A government handout shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeting sailors at a welcoming ceremony for the new Rahav submarine in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
February 22, 2023, 12:33 am
Hundreds of ex-submariners urge stop to overhaul ‘before we reach the abyss’
Reservists and retired former troops accuse Netanyahu of sowing division; military prosecution officials warn legal shakeup could expose politicians, IDF commanders to ICC lawsuits
By Judah Ari Gross
Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover, father of nuclear powered submarines, boards the USS Nautilus from the Navy Tug 534 in the Narrows below Brooklyn, New York on August 25, 1958. (AP Photo/Pool)
June 11, 2022, 1:17 am
How a Jewish immigrant from the shtetl became the father of America’s nuclear Navy
Abrasive, controversial and tenacious, Admiral Hyman Rickover was called ‘the greatest engineer to ever live’ by Jimmy Carter. A new biography tells his incredible life story
By Rich Tenorio
The USS Virginia returns to the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, after its first sea trials, July 30, 2004. (AP Photo/ Jack Sauer, File)
October 10, 2021, 11:10 pm
US Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets to foreign country
Court documents don’t say what nation Jonathan Toebbe was trying to contact when he sent information about the design of US nuclear-powered submarines
By Eric Tucker
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a collective award ceremony for the Legion of Honor, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on September 20, 2021. (Stefano rellandini / POOL / AFP)
September 21, 2021, 4:38 am
France speaks of ‘crisis of trust’ as it bristles at US submarine deal
French FM says European countries won’t let Washington leave them behind when shaping its foreign policy
By Edith M. Lederer and Jennifer Peltz
In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, on September 1, 2021. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/US Navy via AP)
September 20, 2021, 6:07 pm
North Korea warns US-Australia sub deal could trigger ‘nuclear arms race’
Pyongyang says new defense alliance ‘will upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region,’ accuses US of destabilizing region
By AFP
US President Joe Biden, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a plenary session during a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 14, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski, Pool via AP)
September 20, 2021, 6:05 am
Biden seeks to make amends with Macron amid escalating submarine spat
As French anger grows over US-Australia-Britain defense accord, Paris nixes meeting between French and UK defense ministers; North Korea warns of ‘nuclear arms race’
By Stuart Williams and Holly Robertson
In this Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 file photo, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks in Weimar, Germany. France said late Friday, Sept. 17 it was immediately recalling its ambassadors to the US and Australia after Australia scrapped a big French conventional submarine purchase in favor of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology. (Jens Schlueter/Pool Photo via AP, file)
September 18, 2021, 2:03 am
For 1st time ever, France recalls envoy from US, in anger over nuclear sub deal
Stunning rift between allies as Paris fumes at exclusion from security pact, scrapping of billion-dollar deal to supply Canberra with submarines; envoy to Australia also recalled
By Sylvie Corbet
This combination of file photos shows Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) speaking during a press conference in Canberra on August 17, 2021; and China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaking at Macau's international airport on December 18, 2019. (AFP)
September 17, 2021, 8:09 am
Australia to get nuclear subs under new US defense pact, infuriating China
Beijing calls new alliance between Washington, Canberra, and London an ‘extremely irresponsible’ threat to regional stability
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the International Military Technical Forum Army-2021 in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2021. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 24, 2021, 4:36 am
Putin launches construction of new nuclear submarines, warships amid tensions
Russian leader gives orders for 2 subs armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles at arms show designed to showcase Moscow’s military might and attract foreign customers
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
An Israeli military submarine sails past cargo ships in the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, on September 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
December 21, 2020, 10:02 pm
Israeli submarine reportedly crosses Suez Canal in ‘message’ to Iran
Vessel said to have surfaced and faced Persian Gulf, in show of force amid threats over killing of nuclear scientist; in similar move, US sub crosses Straight of Hormuz
By ToI Staff and AFP
Sailors attend a service to commemorate the 14 crew members who were killed on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea research submersibles at Kronshtadt Navy Cathedral outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
July 4, 2019, 4:16 pm
Putin admits submarine that caught fire, killing 14, was nuclear-powered
Blaze broke out in vessel’s battery compartment on Monday; officials had previously refused comment on incident
By AP
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