N-subs and balance of power in Indo-Pacific

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The US Navy’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine SSBN 1405

By James Goldrick

The maritime strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific is changing rapidly. The future of undersea nuclear deterrent forces has strategic, operational and force structure aspects for all major powers in the region. Strategic competition in an increasingly competitive environment has a significant maritime element, which itself is profoundly influenced by the continuing importance—and progressive expansion—of the region’s underwater nuclear deterrent forces.

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