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China's submarines are getting quieter and deadlier in the seas closest to home, analysts warn
China's been steadily upgrading its submarine fleet and weapons to detect those of the US should the two nations go to war.
Two more narcoterrorists were killed in what is believed to be the eighth deadly attack on vessels attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S.
The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media Wednesday.
China's surface navy is growing at a rapid pace as busy shipyards turn out new warships, but the US maintains an edge underwater with its submarines.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet for the first time in person since the start of Trump's second administration.
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The US Submarine Tactic that Ended Terribly
On November 7, 1943, the submarine USS Sculpin embarked on her ninth war patrol. This mission was pivotal to the Allies’ Pacific strategy, as the U.S. Navy prepared for a large-scale assault on the Gilbert Islands.
During the initial stages of the war, there was some talk among Kriegsmarine admirals to send a flotilla of U-boats to the Indian Ocean. Although it would be an addition to have manpower there and disrupt Allied supply lines,
President Donald Trump said he wants to accelerate nuclear submarine deliveries to Australia under the AUKUS agreement during White House meeting.
After the attacks on Pearl Harbor, US Admiral Charles Lockwood (commander of the Pacific submarine fleet during WWII) declared that since all Japanese merchantmen in the Pacific were indirectly aiding their native country in its war effort, they were ...