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OHIO REPLACEMENT-THE RIGHT ANSWER
Over the last five years, the Navy-working with U.S. Strategic Command, the Joint Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense has finally examined…
SUBMARINE INDUSTRIAL BASE COUNCIL
I want to thank the Submarine Industrial Base Council for the invitation to speak here tonight. Thank you Dan [DePompei] for that gracious introduction. I’d…
VICE ADMIRAL EUGENE P. WILKINSON OBITUARY
Vice Admiral Eugene P. Wilkinson, who commanded the Nautilus-the United States Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine and the first machine to harness atomic fission for propulsion…
AMI HOT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Reprinted with permission from AMI HOT NEWS; an Internet publication of AMI International, PO Box 40, Bremerton, Washington, 98337 From the October Issue INDIA-ls the…
SUBMARINE EMPLOYMENT IN ANTI-ACCESS/AREA DENIAL ZONES
Captain Patton is a retired submarine officer who is a frequent contributor to THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. Background There is no lack of examples of maritime…
SYNTHETIC APERTURE AND SIDE LOOKING SONAR
EXPANDING VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITY Captain Gray is a retired submariner who commanded USS TEXAS (SSN 775) – the second Virginia-class submarine. The seabed’s…
ARTICLES – STRATEGIC DISPERSAL AND SSBN(X) COUNT
Joe buff is a novelist with several submarine-related books to his credit. He is a frequent contributor to THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. Introduction At the Naval…
WHY FIELDING FEWER THAN TWELVE BALLISTIC MISILE SUBS COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR AMERICA
Author: Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Date: Thursday, October 03, 2013 On October I, the Capitol Hill weekly Roll Call ran a ridiculous commentary by an…
FEATURES – SPECIALIST IN NAVAL AFFAIRS CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
STATEMENT OF RONALD O’ROURKE BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES ON THE NAVY’S FY2014 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN OCTOBER 23,…