A record-breaking earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and raised urgent questions about the safety of nuclear weapons stored near one of the world’s most active seismic zones. How vulnerable is Russia’s undersea arsenal — and what does this mean for global security?
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By John T. Korn
In June 1965, TRINGA departed SubBase, New London, Connecticut for the North Atlantic. Her mission, in part, was to act as a distraction while the cablelayer, USS NEPTUNE (ARC-2) worked on the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) array in the Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom (GIAK) gap. Very few of those aboard TRINGA even knew what the term “SOSUS” meant and we saw little of the cablelayer which was operating over the horizon at some distance from TRINGA.
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Chinese media reported that the number of fighter pilots recruited for the country’s aircraft-carrier fleet hit a record high this year, as part of the East Asian power’s rapid naval buildup.
Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for further comment via email.
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By: Capt. William J. Toti, USN (Retired)
The following is a 1999 article from Proceedings, originally titled: The Sinking of the Indy & Responsibility of Command.
The July 30, 1945 sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) by the Imperial Japanese submarine 1-58 has been called the last, great naval tragedy of World War II. It is the stuff of legend: after delivering the atomic bombs to Tinian, the Indy was torpedoed, sinking in 12 minutes. At least 800 crew members survived the sinking and went into the water. On their rescue after five days, only 320 still were alive. Their stories have inspired three books, a movie, and perhaps yet another feature film.
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On November 16, 1963, just six days before his assassination, President John F. Kennedy stood aboard the USS Observation Island (EAG‑154) and witnessed a defining moment in the Cold War-era evolution of American sea power. Off the coast of Florida, he observed the successful launch of an unarmed Polaris A-2 missile from the LAFAYETTE-class submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN‑619)—a vivid demonstration of the Navy’s burgeoning capability in sea-based strategic deterrence.
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