A critical component of the U.S. Navy’s undersea warfare dominance is the superior speed, stealth and fire-power of its nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) and nuclear powered guided missile submarines (SSGNs).
SSN and SSGN submarines give the Navy unparalleled stealth to carry out intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions and affect operations ashore through undersea strike or covert deployment of Special Operations Forces. SSNs are also designed to engage in mine warfare, seek out and destroy enemy ships, and support battle group operations.
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