India Bolsters Nuclear Deterrent with Third SSBN Submarine

Meet INS Aridhaman, India's game-changing submarine that boasts double the missile capacity of its predecessors, thanks to its eight vertical launch tubes, revolutionizing the country's sea-based nuclear deterrent capabilities. This upgraded vessel displaces 7,000 tonnes submerged and can carry powerful K-4 missiles with a range of 3,500 km or 24…

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🌊 US and Russia’s nuclear submarine fleets under scrutiny amid rising tensions. US has 14 SSBNs, Russia has 16. #NuclearSubmarines #USRussiaTensions #Military #SSBN #OhioClass #BoreiClass

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Not sure that the Untied Kingdom will row back on its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia in favour of Europe as a result of #TraitorTrump's siding with Putin rather than the West.

UK will need new nuclear boats to counter Putin's Russia as much as Oz will need them to counter Xi's China, and both countries will continue to benefit from collaboration (especially when #Trump withdraws our nuclear security clearances).

#AUKUS #DEFSEC #SSN #SSBN
#Kraznov
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/04/australia-us-relationship-trump-albanese-zelenskyy

BREAKING: India launched its 4th nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), codenamed S4

Armed exclusively with K-4 nuclear ballistic missiles (range of 3,500 km or 2,200 mi), which can be fired through vertical launching systems.

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