Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of U.S.

08-04-09, 07:22 PM

WASHINGTON — A pair of nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines has been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States over recent days, a rare mission that has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and intelligence agencies about a more assertive stance by the Russian military.

“I don’t think they’ve put two first-line nuclear subs off the U.S. coast in about 15 years,” said Norman Polmar, a naval historian and expert on submarine warfare.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/wo...trol.html?_r=1

TarJak · 08-04-09, 10:00 PM

It's good that your navy knows that they are there. Not so good that they are there in the first place, but then they have to be somewhere.

08-04-09, 10:59 PM

How much for a ride?

claybirdd · 08-05-09, 01:42 AM

How much you wanna bet we have had a pair of 688i's trailing them since they crossed SOSUS?

Sea Demon · 08-05-09, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by claybirdd

How much you wanna bet we have had a pair of 688i's trailing them since they crossed SOSUS?

In a perfect world, we were aware of their departure and tracked them from the Gap all the way to the US East Coast via many methods.

Of course this is not a perfect world, and the Akula is one mean machine. At any rate, I'll bet it's giving many of our naval personnel some great training opportunities.

I'm willing to bet you're right about those 688I's.

Aramike · 08-05-09, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon

In a perfect world, we were aware of their departure and tracked them from the Gap all the way to the US East Coast via many methods.

Of course this is not a perfect world, and the Akula is one mean machine. At any rate, I'll bet it's giving many of our naval personnel some great training opportunities.

I'm willing to bet you're right about those 688I's.

The Akula's the best they got, but it's supposedly no better than a flight 1 688 boat.

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CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of U.S. WASHINGTON — A pair of nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines has been patrolling off the eastern seaboard of the United States over recent days, a rare mission that has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and intelligence agencies about a more assertive stance by the Russian military. “I don’t think they’ve put two first-line nuclear subs off the U.S. coast in about 15 years,” said Norman Polmar, a naval historian and expert on submarine warfare. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/wo...trol.html?_r=1

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	It's good that your navy knows that they are there. Not so good that they are there in the first place, but then they have to be somewhere.

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claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	How much you wanna bet we have had a pair of 688i's trailing them since they crossed SOSUS?