{"id":26269,"date":"2023-11-06T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/?p=26269"},"modified":"2023-11-06T08:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:20:32","slug":"us-sends-nuclear-sub-to-middle-east-in-stark-warning-to-israels-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/world-news\/us-sends-nuclear-sub-to-middle-east-in-stark-warning-to-israels-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"US sends nuclear sub to Middle East in stark warning to Israels enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The US has deployed one of its most powerful military assets to the Middle East as tensions soar in the region as the Israel-Hamas war rages.<\/p>\n

US Central Command – responsible for the area from the Horn of Africa to Central Asia – announced a nuclear missile capable and nuclear-powered submarine was operating in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM said: \u201cOn November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

The US Navy rarely announces the locations of its submarines and some analysts have seen the move as a stark warning to Iran against escalation in the region following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n

Ohio class submarines are one of the Navy\u2019s most formidable weapons – 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) roam the seas carrying 20 Trident missiles tipped with nuclear warheads. In comparison, four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs) can carry out conventional strikes virtually undetected.<\/p>\n

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CENTCOM did not comment on which type of Ohio class sub had been moved to the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The 14 SSBNs carry about half of the US\u2019s thermonuclear warheads making up a huge part of America\u2019s nuclear deterrent.<\/p>\n

However, as Iran is thought to not yet have a nuclear weapon of its own, it\u2019s likely an SSGN would be used to carry out conventional strikes against Tehran in the event of a war with the US.<\/p>\n

An SSGN also packs an astonishing amount of firepower and is able to be equipped with up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as Harpoon anti-ship missiles to defend itself while it carries out strikes.<\/p>\n

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