Submarines are an important part of any country’s Naval Fleet. They can travel underwater without being detected and spy on the enemy or even deploy lethal weapons, lay mines around ports, sink ships without getting noticed and fire missiles precisely, destroying their targets.
Some of the world’s fastest submarines are nuclear-powered. They utilise nuclear reactors to generate steam that powers turbines and propellors, allowing the submarines to travel at high speed when submerged for longer...
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