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The commander of US Central command, General Michael Eric kurilla Wednesday, October 20, went on Board the submarine "West Virginia" in the Arabian sea, says the Navy Times. Thus, the US Navy deliberately revealed the presence of submarine Ohio-class in the Arabian sea.
In the American edition emphasize that the above-mentioned visit is quite a rare event and may indicate a demonstration of the U.S. armed forces nuclear potential in the context of growing tension with Russia and Iran. That signal was addressed primarily to Tehran indicates the presence of submarines in the Arabian sea. According to the authors of the material United States in recent years, not often send their submarine on patrol in the middle East.
Recall that the nuclear submarine "West Virginia" refers to the Ohio-class. Submarines of this type are part of the nuclear triad of the United States and carrying on Board a three-stage ballistic missile, the fourth generation of the Trident II D5.
U.S. Central command reported that kurilla during his visit, he met with Vice-Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper, the commander of the 5th fleet of the US Navy.
- leads edition of the words Kurillo.
Also in the newspaper Navy Times said that the visit of the head of the Central command took place at a time when NATO holds its nuclear exercise "Steadfast noon", which was attended by 14 members of the Alliance.
Thus, it is probable, and the emergence of the class submarine "Ohio" in the middle East is a "demonstration of force" by Washington, as well as a warning to Tehran, who allegedly supplied the Russian army with their drones kamikaze "Shahid".
It is worth noting that the Iranian authorities deny the supply of UAVs to Russia Shahed-136. At the same time, the command of the armed forces announces the successful use of drones "Geranium-2".
