nuclear submarine

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The design he favored for the first nuclear submarine, launched in 1954, was repurposed in the first full-scale nonmilitary nuclear plant, near Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

China has already “dramatically increased its domestic submarine production capacity, accelerating production from less than one nuclear submarine a year to significantly higher rates,” said Rear Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Beijing, on Thursday, voiced caution over a Washington-Seoul deal on nuclear submarine technology.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

“What could possibly be so intimidating that they would send a nuclear submarine, mind you, to pick up the people that scuttled the sailboat?” he asked.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Arkhipov had survived the K.19 nuclear submarine disaster the year before.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin