A Virginia class SSN looking dark and dangerous.
The Virginia class SSN, at up to 8,000 tons, is slightly longer than the Los Angeles and Seawolf SSNs but much smaller than the four SSBNs in the diagram.
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I write about SSNs, SSKs, Missiles & Nuclear Weapons. I argue the US will not deliver Virginias to Australia (Aus) because the USN cannot spare them. The SSN-AUKUS's will appear late & overbudget. Why is Aus spending so much to buy SSNs? SSNs, with hypersonic missiles, are the most viable means for Aus, a middle power, to have a long range nuclear deterrent against China. If the SSNs appear late (ie. in the 2050s) then Aus might need to deploy ICBMs, in silos, in central Aus.
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