In a throwback to the Cold War, Russia announced plans to beef up its submarine patrols of strategic waters around the world.
“On June 1 or a bit later we will resume constant patrolling of the world’s oceans by strategic nuclear submarines,” Russian Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky announced Feb. 3.
Global patrols by nuclear-powered, ballistic missile-carrying submarines or SSBNs were a hallmark of the Soviet Union’s nuclear deterrence strategy.
Full article: Russia to resume SSBN patrols of worldwide strategic waterways (World Tribune)
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