SLBMs can be launched from underwater nearly anywhere in the world—and are incredibly difficult to intercept, making them ideal second-strike nuclear weapons.

The Navy is upgrading the security of submarines and nuclear weapons at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., by building a $24 million Armored Fighting Vehicle Support Facility. Naval Facilities ...

Conversion of the USS Ohio into a cruise missile submarine (SGN) began in November 2002. The work was completed in January ...

India leases a Russian Akula-class nuclear submarine, K-391 Bratsk, to become INS Chakra III. Secure advanced underwater ...

US-based military shipbuilding company HII has signed a contract with Babcock International, extending their strategic ...

Shipbuilder HII and the Babcock International Group have signed a contract to support Virginia-class submarine production via a new strategic partnership intended to build resiliency in the submarine ...

Russia tests its nuclear-powered Poseidon torpedo, raising fears over underwater weapons capable of striking coastal cities ...

India is on the cusp of a major milestone in its nuclear deterrent capability, with the Indian Navy confirming that INS ...

Russia continues to flex its naval power in the Pacific as one of its submarines armed with long-range nuclear missiles concluded a three-month deployment in the region. Newsweek has contacted the ...

South Korea has launched a missile submarine amid North Korea's nuclear advances and reports that it received support from Russia in developing underwater warfare. Newsweek has contacted the North ...