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200 Feared Buried as Tunnel Near N. Korean Nuclear Test Site Collapses
October 31, 2017 @ 01:14 PMA tunnel near the North Korean nuclear test site collapsed recently trapping 200 people who are feared dead besides sparking concerns of radiation leakage. About 100 people were trapped inside when the unfinished tunnel at the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site collapsed, and an additional 100 people could have been killed while trying to rescue those trapped as a second collapse occurred, Japan's TV Asahi reported
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US Navy's Logistical Support Helped Investigate UK Nuclear Submarine Crew's Drug Bust
October 30, 2017 @ 02:02 PMThe US Navy provided logistical support for the UK Navy's investigation into the alleged 'drug-fueled' parties which the crew of nuclear ballistic missile submarine, HMS Vigilant had indulged in while it was berthed off Florida. According to reports carried by the BBC and The Daily Mail, member of Vigilants crew failed drug tests for cocaine when the boat was pier-side at the U
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Fourth Russian Borei-class Nuclear Submarine Set To Sail In November
October 30, 2017 @ 01:44 PMThe Russian Navy's new Borei-class nuclear-powered sumbarine will be floated out next month, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Vladimir Korolev said Monday. Project 955A Borei II-class ballistic missile submarine, Knyaz Vladimir, can carry sixteen Bulava missiles, each fitted with up to 10 independently-targetable nuclear warheads
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Russia Test Launches 'Topol' Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
October 27, 2017 @ 09:34 AMRussia's Strategic Nuclear Forces launched three intercontinental ballistic missilesfrom "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear programme, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launched by two nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs), two from the Okhotsk Sea, north of Japan, and one from the Barents Sea, in the Arctic Ocean
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Royal Navy's 5 Frigates, 2 Amphibious Assault Ships Up For Sale: Report
October 26, 2017 @ 03:06 PMUp to five Royal Navy frigates and the only two amphibious assault ships could be put up for sale amidst a funding crisis for the UK Military. Two out of a 13-strong fleet of frigates could become available for sale as early as next year, with a further three by 2023, according to Janes Navy International, a specialist publication
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US To Deploy 12 F-35A Fighter Jets To Japan's Okinawa Base
October 26, 2017 @ 10:30 AMA dozen US Air force F-35A stealth fighter aircraft will arrive next month at Kadena Air Base, on Japans southern island of Okinawa, for its first deployment in Asia-Pacific region. More than 300 airmen from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah — including pilots, maintainers and other personnel — will deploy to Kadena to support the F-35A aircraft for its six-month deployment schedule, Pacific Air Forces announced
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Russia To Likely Test Deadly 'Satan 2' Nuclear Missile
October 25, 2017 @ 10:09 AMRussia will soon test launch its new nuclear missile, which according to Russian media is so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the United Kingdom or France. The RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile is capable of beating any defences and wiping out entire countries, Daily Mail quoted Russias military as saying
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China Develops Low Noise Motor for Use in Nuclear Submarine Propulsion
October 25, 2017 @ 07:32 AMThe China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has conducted a trial run of the country's first permanent magnet propulsion motor which is characterized by very low noise, for potential use in nuclear submarines. The State-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), made a statement on its official WeChat account on Monday that the permanent magnet motor with a Chinese patent has been used on naval vessels docked at Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, the base of China's conventional and nuclear submarine fleet, an opinion piece in Chinese state-owned media outlet,
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Germany Signs Submarines Deal With Israel
October 24, 2017 @ 03:51 PMGermany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu "welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Germany and the state of Israel to acquire the submarines," his office said in a statement
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South Korea, US, Japan Commence Naval Exercise to Track Pyongyang’s Missiles
October 24, 2017 @ 04:11 AMSouth Korea, the United States and Japan commenced a joint missile warning exercise on Tuesday, which would enable them to detect and track missiles launched from North Korea. The trilateral exercise began its two-day run in the waters off South Korea and Japan, mobilizing four Aegis combat system-equipped ships from the three countries, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), according to Yonhap
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