OTD in 1974, as ballistic missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) departed its base in Holy Loch, Scotland, it collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters, leaving a 9-foot scrape on the Madison’s hull. The US Navy covered up the accident to avoid embarrassing the Royal Navy.
November 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
OTD in 1974, as ballistic missile submarine USS James Madison (SSBN-627) departed its base in Holy Loch, Scotland, it collided with a Soviet attack submarine in shallow waters, leaving a 9-foot scrape on the Madison’s hull. The US Navy covered up the accident to avoid embarrassing the Royal Navy.
As the location of ballistic missile submarines is a top military secret, both US and USSR employed attack submarines to track their movements after they had left port; and, as they intended to sink them in the event of an emergency, there were also attack submarines that followed in their wake.
November 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
As the location of ballistic missile submarines is a top military secret, both US and USSR employed attack submarines to track their movements after they had left port; and, as they intended to sink them in the event of an emergency, there were also attack submarines that followed in their wake.
Suddenly have a desire to see the Gene Hackman "launch the Nukes" vs Denzel "Kirby Silver Surfer" Washington SSBN movue again
November 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Suddenly have a desire to see the Gene Hackman "launch the Nukes" vs Denzel "Kirby Silver Surfer" Washington SSBN movue again
Dreadnought SSBN program has entered a phase that will take the first boat through the completion of her build, sea trials and certification before she enters service in the early 2030s
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britains-mos...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britains-mos...
Britain’s most powerful nuclear sub enters final build phase
The Dreadnought programme has entered a phase that will take the first boat through the completion of her build, sea trials and certification before she enters service in the early 2030s.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
October 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Dreadnought SSBN program has entered a phase that will take the first boat through the completion of her build, sea trials and certification before she enters service in the early 2030s
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britains-mos...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britains-mos...
They will probably recycle ths SSBN names or states or just name it USS Ashley Babbit or some transgressive thing like Robert E Lee
October 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
They will probably recycle ths SSBN names or states or just name it USS Ashley Babbit or some transgressive thing like Robert E Lee
It was overcast that day, but
@planet satellite photos show one SSBN at Faslane on 9 Oct and no visible SSBNs on 16 and 17 Oct.
@planet satellite photos show one SSBN at Faslane on 9 Oct and no visible SSBNs on 16 and 17 Oct.
October 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It was overcast that day, but
@planet satellite photos show one SSBN at Faslane on 9 Oct and no visible SSBNs on 16 and 17 Oct.
@planet satellite photos show one SSBN at Faslane on 9 Oct and no visible SSBNs on 16 and 17 Oct.
5. Only the warhead table carries a verification date (22 Oct). SSBN, bomber and treaty rows have none. Fix: date every row, label positions "notional" on the marker, remove the blink from static states.
November 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
5. Only the warhead table carries a verification date (22 Oct). SSBN, bomber and treaty rows have none. Fix: date every row, label positions "notional" on the marker, remove the blink from static states.
UK and France did a nuclear exercise last week.
The French did a SSBN test launch.
It’s just Russia doing a dick-measuring move.
The French did a SSBN test launch.
It’s just Russia doing a dick-measuring move.
October 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM
UK and France did a nuclear exercise last week.
The French did a SSBN test launch.
It’s just Russia doing a dick-measuring move.
The French did a SSBN test launch.
It’s just Russia doing a dick-measuring move.
The weak link are the ICBMs, which require less manpower to operationalize than bombers, and where the launch officers are of lower rank than the decision maker on an SSBN. The frightening part is that ICBMs are also the most destructive and least precise element of the nuclear triad.
November 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The weak link are the ICBMs, which require less manpower to operationalize than bombers, and where the launch officers are of lower rank than the decision maker on an SSBN. The frightening part is that ICBMs are also the most destructive and least precise element of the nuclear triad.
My guess for the odd design is that it needs the extra surfaced stability from the ammas to elevate all the launchers simultaneously, especially if it's meant for giant carrier-killer missiles that would need something the size of an SSBN to fit vertically.
October 28, 2026 at 11:18 AM
My guess for the odd design is that it needs the extra surfaced stability from the ammas to elevate all the launchers simultaneously, especially if it's meant for giant carrier-killer missiles that would need something the size of an SSBN to fit vertically.
The state thing is wild, though. Right now a state could be an Ohio-class SSBN or SSGN, a Seawolf-class SSN, or a San Antonio-class LPD. Previously they were battleships and for a spell nuclear powered cruisers.
Just wild.
Just wild.
October 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The state thing is wild, though. Right now a state could be an Ohio-class SSBN or SSGN, a Seawolf-class SSN, or a San Antonio-class LPD. Previously they were battleships and for a spell nuclear powered cruisers.
Just wild.
Just wild.
This time last year?
Chad is revealing where LOUISIANA is located.
US Carriers ignores the notice.
www.uscarriers.net/ssbn743histo...
Chad is revealing where LOUISIANA is located.
US Carriers ignores the notice.
www.uscarriers.net/ssbn743histo...
USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) history
USS Louisiana history
www.uscarriers.net
October 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This time last year?
Chad is revealing where LOUISIANA is located.
US Carriers ignores the notice.
www.uscarriers.net/ssbn743histo...
Chad is revealing where LOUISIANA is located.
US Carriers ignores the notice.
www.uscarriers.net/ssbn743histo...
Dos destructores del Proyecto 956/clase Sovremenny amarrados en Severomorsk con un SSBN de la clase Typhoon al fondo.
Similares a los DDG ASW clase Udaloy, los Sovremenny tienen una planta convencional de vapor. Mas caros y complejos de mantener, todos los 🇷🇺 han sido dados de baja
Similares a los DDG ASW clase Udaloy, los Sovremenny tienen una planta convencional de vapor. Mas caros y complejos de mantener, todos los 🇷🇺 han sido dados de baja
November 1, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Dos destructores del Proyecto 956/clase Sovremenny amarrados en Severomorsk con un SSBN de la clase Typhoon al fondo.
Similares a los DDG ASW clase Udaloy, los Sovremenny tienen una planta convencional de vapor. Mas caros y complejos de mantener, todos los 🇷🇺 han sido dados de baja
Similares a los DDG ASW clase Udaloy, los Sovremenny tienen una planta convencional de vapor. Mas caros y complejos de mantener, todos los 🇷🇺 han sido dados de baja
From the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, the crew of the Borei-A-class SSBN К-553 “Generalissimus Suvorov” conducted a test launch of the R-30 “Bulava” SLBM at the Chizha test range in the Arkhangelsk Region.
Video by MoD RF(Oct 27-28)
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Video by MoD RF(Oct 27-28)
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
October 28, 2026 at 5:03 AM
From the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, the crew of the Borei-A-class SSBN К-553 “Generalissimus Suvorov” conducted a test launch of the R-30 “Bulava” SLBM at the Chizha test range in the Arkhangelsk Region.
Video by MoD RF(Oct 27-28)
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Video by MoD RF(Oct 27-28)
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Can China’s nuclear command-and-control safeguards keep pace with its growing SSBN fleet?
Read China’s SSBN Fleet and Unintended Escalation Risks in the Asia-Pacific Underwater-Nuclear Nexus by Joel Petersson Ivre here: www.apln.network/projects/mar...
Read China’s SSBN Fleet and Unintended Escalation Risks in the Asia-Pacific Underwater-Nuclear Nexus by Joel Petersson Ivre here: www.apln.network/projects/mar...
October 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Can China’s nuclear command-and-control safeguards keep pace with its growing SSBN fleet?
Read China’s SSBN Fleet and Unintended Escalation Risks in the Asia-Pacific Underwater-Nuclear Nexus by Joel Petersson Ivre here: www.apln.network/projects/mar...
Read China’s SSBN Fleet and Unintended Escalation Risks in the Asia-Pacific Underwater-Nuclear Nexus by Joel Petersson Ivre here: www.apln.network/projects/mar...
..promoting the Rickover SSBN fleet.
October 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
..promoting the Rickover SSBN fleet.
C'è già da tempo, garantisco 😏
Però le posizioni che vanno ad assumere i rispettivi SSBN strategici gli Alleati non se le comunicano neanche tra loro, per motivi di sicurezza e anche perché non serve: l'importante è che si piazzino in un punto a loro scelta dell'area di pattugliamento.
Buon vento 🫡
Però le posizioni che vanno ad assumere i rispettivi SSBN strategici gli Alleati non se le comunicano neanche tra loro, per motivi di sicurezza e anche perché non serve: l'importante è che si piazzino in un punto a loro scelta dell'area di pattugliamento.
Buon vento 🫡
October 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
C'è già da tempo, garantisco 😏
Però le posizioni che vanno ad assumere i rispettivi SSBN strategici gli Alleati non se le comunicano neanche tra loro, per motivi di sicurezza e anche perché non serve: l'importante è che si piazzino in un punto a loro scelta dell'area di pattugliamento.
Buon vento 🫡
Però le posizioni che vanno ad assumere i rispettivi SSBN strategici gli Alleati non se le comunicano neanche tra loro, per motivi di sicurezza e anche perché non serve: l'importante è che si piazzino in un punto a loro scelta dell'area di pattugliamento.
Buon vento 🫡
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施｜小泉悠｜2026.10.28 deepdive.or.jp/reports/457/
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施
10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）「ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）」がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した。 ロシア国防省の発表によると、スヴォーロフはオホーツク海から潜航状態でブラワー（単数形）を発射した。ブラワーはアルハンゲリスク州のチジャ射爆場に向けて発射され、搭載弾頭（複数形）は予
deepdive.or.jp
October 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施｜小泉悠｜2026.10.28 deepdive.or.jp/reports/457/
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
nuclear weapons numbers aren’t everything. That’s after all the basis of their SSBN fleets. There would be enough warheads to destroy all of Moscow and St Petersburg plus more besides if Russia attacked either nation. Russia must understand that if it ever took the option it’s going to get hit hard
October 25, 2026 at 7:32 AM
nuclear weapons numbers aren’t everything. That’s after all the basis of their SSBN fleets. There would be enough warheads to destroy all of Moscow and St Petersburg plus more besides if Russia attacked either nation. Russia must understand that if it ever took the option it’s going to get hit hard
I remember at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France deployed 3 of their 4 SSBN at the same time. Btw, America is also running a massive nuclear warfighting exercise drill called Global Thunder. NATO just finished one. Hope we are not experiencing another Able Archer moment.
October 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I remember at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France deployed 3 of their 4 SSBN at the same time. Btw, America is also running a massive nuclear warfighting exercise drill called Global Thunder. NATO just finished one. Hope we are not experiencing another Able Archer moment.
But i honestly don't think the situation is that complicated! The USMC/USAF haven't had much trouble getting the issues heard high up. Hell, the Navy consistently does it for the SSBN/SIB. It's just the Navy is a bad advocate for the Navy when it comes to dealing with Congress.
October 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
But i honestly don't think the situation is that complicated! The USMC/USAF haven't had much trouble getting the issues heard high up. Hell, the Navy consistently does it for the SSBN/SIB. It's just the Navy is a bad advocate for the Navy when it comes to dealing with Congress.
A thread for things (mostly microfic) I've written to make them more discoverable. The contents are not in any particular order, though they will tend to be somewhat chronological over time.
October 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
A thread for things (mostly microfic) I've written to make them more discoverable. The contents are not in any particular order, though they will tend to be somewhat chronological over time.
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施｜小泉悠｜2026.10.28 deepdive.or.jp/reports/457/
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施
10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）「ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）」がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した。 ロシア国防省の発表によると、スヴォーロフはオホーツク海から潜航状態でブラワー（単数形）を発射した。ブラワーはアルハンゲリスク州のチジャ射爆場に向けて発射され、搭載弾頭（複数形）は予
deepdive.or.jp
October 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
DEEP DIVE Breaking News 064 ロシア太平洋艦隊がSLBM発射訓練を実施｜小泉悠｜2026.10.28 deepdive.or.jp/reports/457/
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
「10月28日、ロシア海軍太平洋艦隊所属の955A型弾道ミサイル搭載原子力潜水艦（SSBN）『ゲネラリスムス・スヴォーロフ（スヴォーロフ元帥）』がR-30ブラワー潜水艦発射弾道ミサイル（SLBM）の発射訓練を実施した」
The SSBN reminder is a nice thought, but Moscow already prices in French and British boats. What actually deters is the thing it cant game: a Baltic defense plan with real troop numbers and pre-positioned kit, so the nuclear bluff has nothing to cover.
October 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The SSBN reminder is a nice thought, but Moscow already prices in French and British boats. What actually deters is the thing it cant game: a Baltic defense plan with real troop numbers and pre-positioned kit, so the nuclear bluff has nothing to cover.