The US has sent the nuclear-powered submarine USS Tennessee with 20 Trident II intercontinental ballistic missiles with a launch range of more than 12,000 kilometres to the UK | https://t.co/6aNqz1cTcm https://t.co/yn3Yua9X2c
— Robert Smith (@rosmith11) July 26, 2023
USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) is in Scotland for a port visit after @US_EUCOM Commander Gen. Christopher Cavoli and @RoyalNavy Submarine Service Commodore Paul Dunn boarded off the
coast to witness the unmatched global #StrategicDeterrence capability of our #SilentService.
(2/3) pic.twitter.com/1jU0gGxwW8— United States Strategic Command (@US_STRATCOM) July 18, 2023
“The US Navy has 18 Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarines, 14 of which carry up to 20 Trident II (D5) intercontinental ballistic missiles. The service does not say whether the USS Tennessee has nuclear weapons on board.
Our heroine, like other Ohio-class strategic submarines, can carry more than 100 nuclear warheads (3-8 for each missile). The Trident II (D5) has a maximum launch range of over 12,000 kilometres.”
