The crew of Russia's Akula-class, nuclear-powered attack submarine Samara lines up on its deck during a naval parade rehearsal in Vladivostok, Russia, on July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev
RT: Russian nuclear subs quietly reached US coast & left undetected – Navy officer
Russian nuclear-powered submarines conducted an exercise near American military bases with the objective of avoiding detection as they came close to the US coast, a submarine squadron commander told a Russian military TV channel.
The stunning revelation was made in a military TV series set to air on Zvezda (‘Star’), the Russian Defense Ministry’s official broadcaster. The episode focuses on Akula-class Shchuka-B nuclear-powered attack submarines.
According to a submarine officer filmed in the show, the Navy command ordered to take position in the vicinity of US military bases during exercises.
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Update: Russian Nuclear Submarine Commander Says His Vessels Sailed Near Navy Base on U.S. Coast—But Pentagon Doesn't Seem Concerned (Newsweek)
WNU Editor: Another Russian naval officer is boasting that they were able to track undetected a NATO sub under the Arctic .... Russian submarine in Arctic tracked ‘enemy’ sub undetected for days (Asia Times).
