New Navy Submarine Launched

[CHIMO]

Source: Updated Moscow Time

The Navy on Sunday launched its first new-generation nuclear submarine since the Soviet collapse as the Kremlin seeks to upgrade its undersea nuclear strike force.

The long-delayed Yury Dolgoruky, the first Borei-class (Arctic Wind) nuclear submarine, was moved to the dry docks at a highly secret submarine base in the Arctic town of Severodvinsk.

First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov took part in the ceremony along with Navy top brass and Kremlin advisers.

"For the first time in 17 years, we are launching such a vessel -- in essence this is the first Russian strategic submarine, a submarine of the new generation," Ivanov said, RIA-Novosti reported.



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[kirby]

1. Your title should be 'New Russian Navy Submarine Launched' n/t

[wakeme2008]

2. He followed LBN rules

:shrug:

[INDIA]

3. Yeah, but "Navy" implies US Navy. I was confused too. n/t

[Kolesar]

8. Could use parentheses

Not that this matter is going to set the world on fire

[whistle]

4. Mr. President, we must not allow a mine-shaft gap!

....quote from: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

[yurbud]

6. I think Cheney has closed that gap with his network of bunkers

[Captain Hilts]

5. It's YEARS away from deployment. nt

[davepc]

7. Should be: New Navy Submarine Launched (Russia)

Hope they have better luck with this one then they had with the Kursk.

[Psephos]

9. Meanwhile, a flotilla of obsolete Russian nuclear subs rusts away in Northern harbors

Still packing their reactors, too.

For a long time, the US was giving Russia aid to decommission those. Haven't heard much about that lately.