US subs surface as vulnerability of carriers becomes apparent

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A US nuclear submarine will make a publicly announced visit to South Korea within months as observers note that the rate of publicly announced sub visits are increasing worldwide, reports Bloomberg. It has long been noted that surface vessels, including aircraft carrier groups, are vulnerable to missile attack in ways that submarines are not. Each sub carries up to 20 D-5 Trident ballistic missiles. Ronald O’Rourke, chief naval forces analyst for the Congressional Research Service, cited...

https://www.seanews.com.tr/us-subs-surface-as-vulnerability-of-carriers-becomes-apparent/196723/

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