Russia Submarine Captain Gave Order to 'Arm' Torpedoes in Brush With US Sub

Moscow has a large and advanced submarine fleet, considered superior to its surface fleet.

A Russian commander ordered his submarine's crew to arm the vessel's torpedoes during a standoff with a U.S. nuclear submarine in early 2022, according to a new report.A U.S. nuclear submarine captain 'had to decide whether to arm his own weapons, which might provoke the Russians into opening fire,' The Times, a U.K. newspaper, reported on Monday, describing the encounter as previously unreported.

The Kola Peninsula, where Russia bases its key Northern Fleet and much of its nuclear deterrent, looks out onto the Barents Sea south of the Arctic Ocean.Experts told Newsweek in May 2023 that the Arctic could find itself at the center of straining tensions as NATO welcomed Finland and Sweden to the bloc.While Russia's surface vessels have been described as atrophying, Moscow has one of the largest and advanced submarine fleets in the world. The U.S.

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