Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines are designed to replace the aging Ohio-class and sustain America’s most survivable nuclear deterrent for decades.

The Navy and shipbuilders working on the first Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine are striving to accelerate ...

In the past five years, China launched 10 nuclear-powered submarines, compared with seven by the United States.

Commissioned in 1958, the USS Growler patrolled seas off the coast of Russia during the Cold War. The submarine is now an attraction at the Intrepid Museum in New York City. The USS Growler was once a ...

The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one. America’s naval shipyards are a mess—and have been for many years. US ...