U.S. Navy – U.S. Navy submariners claim their forces have been cut to dangerously low levels, given the wide spectrum of missions they are now called upon to execute. By next year the U.S. will be down to 50 SSN’s, a 50% reduction from Cold War strength.

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Virginian Pilot – Life aboard the ballistic missile submarine U.S.S. Maryland.

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