Posted on 09/22/2015 5:13:46 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Pentagon deploys USS Wyoming amid tensions with Moscow
nuclear-armed U.S. ballistic missile submarine arrived in Scotland this week amid growing tensions with Moscow over Ukraine and Russia’s strategic arms buildup.
The submarine, the USS Wyoming, arrived at the British naval base at Faslane, Scotland, Wednesday morning for what the U.S. Strategic Command said is a routine visit.
However, ballistic missile submarine movements and port visits normally are not announced by the Navy or the Strategic Command, an indication the Wyoming’s port call is intended as strategic messaging to Moscow.
The submarine visit “demonstrates the closeness of the U.S./U.K. defense relationship and our commitment to the collective security of all NATO member states,” Stratcom said in a brief statement.
The submarine deployment followed an earlier unannounced visit by a British missile submarine to Kings Bay, Ga., the homeport of the Wyoming.
The Ohio-class strategic submarine carries 24 Trident II nuclear missiles. Missile submarines, known as boomers, are the backbone of the U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal because of their stealth, maneuverability, and firepower.
A defense official said the Wyoming deployment is part of efforts to provide strategic assurance, bolstering so-called extended nuclear deterrence that U.S. nuclear forces provide for NATO.
Stratcom spokesman Maj. Matt Miller said the visit was planned for more than a year and is not a response to regional events, nor “directed at any particular potential adversary.”
“The U.S. routinely and visibly demonstrates our commitment to our allies through forward presence and operations of strategic forces, including SSBNs,” he said.
The submarine deployment also compliments exercises, training, operations, and other military cooperation between U.S. and British forces. The visit will boost the Wyoming crew’s familiarization with the region.
Naval analyst Norman Polmar said the Wyoming port call is unusual but not unprecedented.
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Bet that left a dent in their conning tower...
Gonna Nuke Nessie?
LOL!
It’s close to Russia.
14 nuclear warheads per missile times 24 missiles on the Sub = 336 individual targets or cities.
PENTAGON PREPS NEW WAR PLANS AGAINST RUSSIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvCgyR1wyw
The Russians put a sub with nuclear missiles in Syria.
The message to the U.S. is, “if you attack our forces in Syria, you might cause a nuclear incident.”
The Democrats weakness has put us in a horrible position.
We are in more danger now from a nuclear attack than at any time in our history.
The Democrats are playing it down for political reasons.
The Democrats are going to get a lot of people killed just because they want to loot the treasury.
Thanks Democrats.
“However, ballistic missile submarine movements and port visits normally are not announced by the Navy or the Strategic Command, an indication the Wyoming’s port call is intended as strategic messaging to Moscow.”
I rather prefer we NOT give the Russians TARGETING INFORMATION regarding our subs - but then maybe that’s just me.
Welcome America!
Drink our whisky, but leave the lassies and women alone.
Used to be Holy Loch was the UK/US sub base in Scotland...
Did it make Scotland capsize?
:-)
Yeah. Seemed odd to me as well. Must be a new sub type. Or the British Isles are sporting some of the same characteristics that Guam has. You know, the island that can tip over if too many people are living there.
IIRC, Scotland is where the UK keeps her nuke sub(s), so logical place.
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We’ve got to be very careful until Obama’s out of office... The world’s thugs know when Obama’s gone it’s not going to be as easy to push the US around.
Gotta love a mix of W88’s and W76’s.......
The English language isn’t dead though it’s much abused.
Actually no abuse involved here. Loch Long, on which the Faslane submarine base lies, is a long, narrow, fjord-like arm of the sea, barely 300 yards wide at this point. Its mouth is obstructed by offshore islands, so that it’s about 20 miles before a vessel leaving Faslane reaches the open sea. I don’t think that even the most pedantic critic of English usage would quibble with a description of Loch Long as being ‘in’ Scotland; or, therefore, with a submarine surfacing within the Loch being also thus described.
Better check with Hank I think he's Scottish...
Ye have nae sense of humour, lad.
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