US Navy Fires 4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles Amid Russia Tensions

The US Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska launched the unarmed Trident II nuclear missiles in the space of three days this week

The test was significant because the Navy tested four missiles while usually it only tests one or two SLBMs in routine tests to make sure the missiles and their operating forces remain combat ready

The W76-2 warheads are the kind of tactical nuclear weapons that US President Donald Trump’s administration said in its Nuclear Posture Review last year it would need to counter Russia with.

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