US Navy Releases Rare Video Of Nuclear Sub Patrolling Near Iran
We described earlier that the nuclear submarine USS Georgia and a fleet of accompanying warships is now patrolling the Strait of Hormuz since it reached the vital waterway days ago amid soaring tensions with Iran, also now less than two weeks away from the one year anniversary of the assassinaition of IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani.
It's clearly a major show of force to Iran, which previously vowed to retaliate both for Soleimani's killing but also for the more recent death of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, which leaders in Tehran have blamed on Israel and the US.
The US Navy after earlier making the announcement of the deployed location of the USS Georgia - something rare in its own right - followed up by releasing the below video of its maneuvers, also to regional and foreign media:
Here's a brief review of its capabilities:
The Tomahawk cruise missiles contained by the USS Georgia - of which there can be up to 154 - can reach approximately 1,000 miles in any direction when launched, creating a wide target range for the submarine.
The ship can also hold up to 66 members of the Special Operations Forces.
The Georgia can be used to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance along the Iranian coastline as well as through the entire Persian Gulf while remaining shielded from adversaries.
Video footage released by the US Navy shows the submarine accompanied by two guided missile cruisers en route to the Persian Gulf after leaving the 5th Fleet base in Bahrain.
With just weeks to go in the Trump presidency, fears still linger of a last-minute conflict with Iran.
While arguably the nuclear sub presence is part of a strong deterrence strategy, it's also possible the administration could be planning a provocation along with close US ally Israel.
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