Ballistic missile submarine

A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine that is able to deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads. These submarines became a major weapon system in the Cold War because of their nuclear deterrence capability. Countries that have these kinds of submarines are the United States, Russia and China. In fact, 70% of nuclear warheads in the United States are carried by ballistic missile submarines.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Rafal, A. S. (2021). THE FUTURE OF SUBMARINE WARFARE: NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES ARE THE BEDROCK OF NAVAL WARFARE, OR MAYBE NOT. MS Thesis. Joint Forces Staff College-NDU, Joint Advanced Warfighting School]. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/trecms/pdf/AD1153995.pdf
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