Different Account of the Nyonoksa Explosion - No Nuclear Rocket Engine
Scott Ritter, a former Marine Corps intelligence officer, writing in the The American Conservative, August 26, 2019, has a different account regarding the August 8, 2019 Nyonoksa (aka Nenoksa)...
View ArticleNyonoksa incident: Attempted Recovery of Reactor or Nuclear Weapon
Josh and I continue to discuss the August 8 (or before) 2019 Nyonoksa Russia nuclear incident possibilities. In response to Josh's August 30, 2019 comment:I reply:Yes a failed submarine recovery of a...
View ArticleCall for Suggestions for Modern US Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
So with the 500 km - 5,500 km range Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty being dead since February 1-2, 2019 the US has already test-launched medium range cruise missiles from ground...
View ArticleRevolutionary Change in the US Alliance in Northeast Asia Coming
Anonymous reports that now we are going to experience the most revolutionary change in US alliance relations in Northeast Asia since the Korean War. According to the most influential Japanese...
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Existing US Missile Becoming Intermediate Anti-Ship Missile like DF-21D
Josh made some valid points here and here on September 4, 2019 (in response to my article) regarding the unlikelihood of the US developing new land launched intermediate range missile systems. Reasons...
View ArticleReport South Korea Wants to Break from US alliance!
Following Anonymous’s comments in Revolutionary Change in the US Alliance in Northeast Asia Coming of September 4, 2019 Anonymous has provided further comments below:“As South Korea’s (SK) missile...
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India's S-5 SSBN Model Undraped
Submarine Matters has kept abreast of Indian SSBN developments over the years. Most recently at Update on India's SSBN and SLBM Evolution of January 21, 2019, which in part reported:"The K-5 and K-6...
View ArticleCrumbling US-SK and Japan-SK Alliance Debate Continues
Following this and this article Anonymous has provided the following text and footnotesAs the Korean War remains a ceasefire, such as status of United States Forces Korea (USFK) or US-SK exercise is...
View ArticleAre Australia's Two Main Naval Bases Too Far South?
Pete CommentBabones' contention (bolded below) that Australia's 2 main naval bases (in Sydney and just below Perth) are too far south, could be refuted on several grounds. This includes:- cost of...
View ArticleGerman vs Swedish Advanced AIP for Submarine Sales to Poland, the Netherlands...
SummaryGermany’s TKMS and Sweden’s Saab-Kockums have released latest generation Air Independent Propulsion (AIP)details. AIPprolongs submerged endurance of diesel electric submarines. The overall...
View ArticleUS Developing 3+ Missiles (eg. Pershing III?) - Post INF Treaty
Kingston Reif wrote an excellent article “Trump Increases Budget for Banned Missiles” at the Arms Control Association website, on May 2019 at...
View ArticleSome See Serious Stresses in US-South Korean Alliance
Following the September 10, 2019 article Anonymous, on September 14, 2019, provided further comments and links on what some see as serious tensions in the US-South Korean (SK) alliance:US expert on...
View ArticleExcellent The Diplomat Article on South Korea, Japan, US, GSOMIA.
DongJoon Park at The Diplomat (paysite) has written an excellent article which corroborates much of Anonymous’ advice here, hereand here. DongJoon Park’s article, of September 19, 2019, at...
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Details Emerging on the German-Norwegian Type 212CD Submarine
Following Submarine Matters' German vs Swedish Advanced AIP for Submarine Sales to Poland, the Netherlands and India of September 16, 2019, Anonymous has kindly provided the following comments on the...
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Larger diesel sections better for long range submarines. A Dutch Type 212CD?
Following the article of September 23, 2019 Anonymous has kindly provided, in late September 2019, further comments and links here and here. This is on submarine (diesel section) hull diameter matters....
View ArticleIndian Nuclear Submarines Update
Since 2009Submarine Matters has regularly provided updates on India's nuclear submarines. This goes back to the old name of this website “Australia By The Indian Ocean” (which Pete wrote around 2007 –...
View ArticleChina's Airborne Laser to Detect Submarines is Old News
A headline from a Chinese newspaper"Chinese scientists develop airborne laser device that could track submarines deep underwater" October 3, 2019 is old hat among Western scientists.In January 16, 2014...
View ArticleInteresting Japanese Viewpoint on North Korean SLBM Launch
With U.S. help, Japan analyzing level of threat from North Korean SLBMshttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/06/national/u-s-help-japan-analyzing-level-threat-north-korean-slbms/#.XZp-Z1UzbX4
View ArticleSAAB-DAMEN Ahead in Netherlands’ Walrus Replacement Program: But Wait!
In early October 2019 Anonymous kindly supplied further useful comments and links on the Netherlands’ Walrus Replacement Program (competition). Submarine Matters interest in Dutch submarine affairs...
View ArticleDutch Navy Document Clarifies Dutch Future Submarine Competition
Anonymous has identified an excellent Dutch article that, to an extent, clarifies the issues of the Walrus Replacement Program (ie. Dutch future submarine competition). The article is centered on a...
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