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Norwegian Navy Commander: We have detected very modern Russian submarines with very advanced missiles in their arsenal in the North Sea, and this threatens the security of Europe and the United States.
Norway has not yet given further details about which submarines, but the “rumors” say Borei Class.
Borei class includes a compact and integrated hydrodynamically efficient hull for reduced broadband noise and the first ever use of pump-jet propulsion on a Russian nuclear submarine.
Russian news service TASS claimed the noise level is to be five times lower when compared to the third-generation nuclear-powered Akula-class submarines and two times lower than that of the U.S. Virginia-class submarines. The acoustic signature of Borei is significantly stealthier than that of the previous generations of Russian SSBNs, but it has been reported that their hydraulic pumps become noisier after a relatively short period of operation, reducing the stealth capabilities of the submarine.
The Borei submarines are approximately 170 meters (560 ft) long, 13 meters (43 ft) in diameter, and have a maximum submerged speed of at least 46 kilometers per hour (25 kn; 29 mph). They are equipped with a floating rescue chamber designed to fit in the whole crew.
Smaller than the Typhoon class, the Boreis were initially reported to carry 12 missiles but are able to carry four more due to the decrease in mass of the 36-ton Bulava SLBM (a modified version of the Topol-M ICBM) over the originally proposed R-39UTTH Bark. Cost was estimated in 2010 at some ₽23 billion (USD$734 million, equivalent to US$863 million in 2020 terms. In comparison the cost of an Ohio-class SSBN was around US$2 billion per boat (1997 prices, equivalent to over US$3 billion in 2020 terms.
Each Borei is constructed with 1.3 million components and mechanisms. Its construction requires 17 thousand tons of metal which is 50% more than the Eiffel Tower. The total length of piping is 109 km and the length of wiring is 600 km. Ten thousand rubber plates cover the hull of the boat.
Each Borei submarine is armed with 16 × RSM-56 Bulava SLBMs with 6 MIRV warhead. Those 16 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM) missiles with 6 warheads each, equals 96 total nuclear bombs, each of which is independently targetable. Each warhead is believed to be either 100 or 150 kiloton blast yield.
Comments
#“this threatens the security of Europe and the United States” — LauraL2023-03-27 00:16
A White Russian at the corner bar is a freaking threat to these lying bastards.
*White Russian – yummy alcoholic beverage
#Another Hunt for Red October? — unixguru242023-03-26 16:18
Tom Clancy would be proud.
+1 #Another Balloon Detection — Gruntpa2023-03-26 15:44
NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND
Press Release
March 25, 2023
Directorate of Public Affairs, Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command, 250 Vandenberg, Suite B016,
Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80914-3808; Phone (719) 554-6889, NORAD website: http://www.norad.mil
NORAD conducts routine operations to investigate unknown radar track over south
central Texas
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – North American Aerospace Defense Command detected an
unidentified radar track over south central Texas on Mar. 25 and launched aircraft to visually
investigate the situation. NORAD aircraft identified a small airborne object as likely a hobbyist
Pico balloon and assessed the object posed no immediate military threat or safety of flight
hazard. NORAD will continue to track and monitor the object, and is in close coordination with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ensure continued flight safety.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/norad-intercepts-balloon-over-texas
+16 #Wow…. — notme2023-03-26 12:27
they just ‘discovered’ that there are russian submarines in the North Sea.
And I just discovered that my neighbour’s car is passing my house.
Pure stupidity and FUD.
#Oh my! — Kevin2023-03-26 13:37
Oh my gosh!
+12 #Meanwhile back at the ranch…. — 389rivka@gmail.com2023-03-26 12:17
Michigan’s commie-loving governor at it again…$715 mil bonus, 30 year tax break — to a battery factory from CCP owned firm to locate in “red” area of MI….
https://notthebee.com/article/michigan-is-getting-ready-to-let-the-chicoms-build-a-battery-plant-near-grand-rapids-local-residents-are-not-happy-about-it/
****One veteran complains, We are mobilizing our troops to possibly fight China and our gov wants to sell them land in our backyard!?!
+4 #I wonder who’ll end up killing that dingbat twit? — MissinD60s2023-03-26 15:18
Us, or her CCP handlers??
+1 #RE: I wonder who’ll end up killing that dingbat twit? — oldschool2023-03-26 20:58
Put it this way, If we don’t kill her the CCP will sooner or later. They will use her until they have no more use for her.
+9 #Michigan’s new Battery Factory will have allegiance to the CCP — Laurie2023-03-26 13:07
In July 2022, Gotion – the Chinese company purchasing 700 acres of property near Big Rapids – published a 94-page document titled, “Articles of Association,” essentially the equivalent of an American company’s bylaws. The document, found on Gotion’s website, lays out the company’s governance structure and allegiance to the “Constitution of the Communist Party of China.”
It also states, “The Company shall set up a Party organization and carry out Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China.”
Leo Hohmann article is attached.
https://leohohmann.substack.com/p/michigan-funded-chinese-battery-maker
and also another article here.
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