The Pentagon revealed the location of a U. S. Navy nuclear-armed submarine in a rare move a day after President Trump rejected the latest peace proposal from Iran.
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory on Spain’s south coast, on Sunday, the U. S. Sixth Fleet said on Monday.
“The port visit demonstrates U. S. capability, flexibility and continuing commitment to its NATO allies,” the Sixth Fleet said in a press release. “Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines are undetectable launch platforms for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the U. S. with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad.”
The Pentagon did not disclose the name of the submarine, one of the U. S. military’s most secretive weapons. In general, the locations of the U. S. nuclear-armed submarines are highly classified.
Trump told reporters on Monday that the U. S. ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and described it as being “unbelievably weak.”
Iran laid out its demands in a counteroffer, which reportedly included war reparations, Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and an end to U. S. sanctions. The president called the counteroffer on Sunday “totally unacceptable.”
The Ohio-class is made up of 14 ballistic missile and four guided missile submarines. The submarines are stealth, are able to carry Trident II ballistic missiles and can conduct extended deterrence patrols. The Ohio-class guided missile submarines can have over 150 Tomahawk missiles on board.
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