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Article: Submarine forces of the Russian Federation: current status and prospects.
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- Military Thought
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- April 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 East View Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Nowadays Submarine Forces of the Russian Federation along with naval missile-carrying aviation continue being one of the main arms of the Navy and the most important tool in naval combat. They include submarines of various classes such as: multipurpose, strategic and special purpose. Submarine possesses unique combat capabilities: high operational security, survivability, agility, constant readiness to employ weapons and long endurance. Supplies for crew activities and its psycho-physiological capabilities of withstanding a long-term cruise are the only limits for endurance of a nuclear submarine itself. Submarines can operate both independently and as part of similar or ...
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Congressional Testimony;
March 8, 2007 ;
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