More uncertainty can push Russia to a higher alert, deploying more tactical and strategic nuclear warheads onboard submarines sailing out from the Kola Peninsula.

Ukraine said it obtained secret data on a new Russian nuclear missile submarine. The classified data includes information about the submarine's survivability systems. The Project 955A-class vessel ...

In July 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin proudly added a new nuclear submarine, the Knyaz Pozharsky, to the country’s fleet. He celebrated it as proof that Russia could still build powerful ...

September 28, 2025: Recently, the Russian Northern Fleet received another Borei-A class SSBN, making eight of these nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service. The Russian Navy is more ...

Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine is broadly similar to an existing Borei-class submarine, but was built specifically to launch the advanced Poseidon nuclear torpedo. While there has been much wailing and ...

Russia owns one of the strongest naval forces on the planet Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 further increased Russia’s power within the region Recent additions to Russia’s navy like the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend a flag raising ceremony of the Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear-powered Borei-A class submarine in Severodvinsk, Russia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Alexander ...