India should deploy most of its nuclear arsenal on naval vessels, primarily submarines, according to Adm. Madhvendra Singh, chief of naval staff.
Israel has acquired three diesel submarines that it is arming with newly designed cruise missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, according to former Pentagon and State Department officials, potentially giving Israel a triad of land-, sea- and air-based nuclear weapons for the first time.
Ambassador Linton F. Brooks discusses the impact of strategic arms control agreements on the U.S. submarine force.
U.S. Navy Commander Dietrich Kuhlmann discusses the evolution of the USN submarine into a cruise missile strike platform.
The authors discuss the missions and "unique value of the U.S. Submarine Force today and why it warrants more defense investment for the future."