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Aug- 2023 -

3 August

HII Lays Keel for US Navy’s 29th Virginia-Class Submarine

HII has laid the keel for the US Navy’s 29th Virginia-class attack submarine, the USS Oklahoma (SSN 802), at Newport News in Virginia.

Jul- 2023 -

31 July

Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles group China

Staff Writer With AFP

China Replaces Nuclear Arsenal Rocket Force Leadership

China announced a new leadership for its Rocket Force, as media reported a corruption probe involving its former chief.

27 July

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Taps Lockheed to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to manufacture a nuclear-powered spacecraft for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

24 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Naval Group Rolls Out France’s Third Barracuda-Class Nuclear Sub

French shipbuilding company Naval Group rolled out the third Barracuda-class submarine last week.

20 July

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Threatens Nuclear Response After US Sub Deployment

North Korea said a US nuclear-capable submarine in South Korea could meet the conditions under which Pyongyang would use its nuclear weapons.

18 July

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737)

Staff Writer With AFP

US Nuclear-Armed Submarine Visits S. Korea for First Time in Decades

An American nuclear-armed submarine is making a South Korean port call for the first time in four decades, a White House official said, as the allies counter North Korea's growing military threats.

17 July

HMS Victorious, one of the Royal Navy's four strategic missile submarines. Departs HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, for a major refit at Devonport.

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock to Refit Royal Navy’s Second Vanguard Nuclear Submarine

The UK has contracted Babcock to refit the Royal Navy’s second Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.

13 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says F-16 Jets in Ukraine Will Be Seen as ‘Nuclear’ Threat

Russia said it will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a "nuclear" threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons.

10 July

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Threatens to Down US Spy Planes Violating its Airspace

North Korea threatened to shoot down any US spy planes violating its airspace and condemned Washington's plans to deploy a nuclear missile submarine near the Korean peninsula.

Jun- 2023 -

22 June