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- initialism US, military, nautical Sub Surface Ballistic Nuclear -
nuclear powered submarine carrying and launchingballistic missiles armed withnuclear weapons
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Examples
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"If [the submarine known as SSBN (X)] were funded as a separate priority, we'd probably get a better outcome," he said.
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"If [the submarine known as SSBN (X)] were funded as a separate priority, we'd probably get a better outcome," he said.
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The new submarine, dubbed the SSBN-X, would replace the current fleet of 14 Ohio-class submarines.
IntelliBriefs 2009
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The introduction of the Ohio-class SSBN rendered all this stuff expensive kabuki that did little more than piss off Euros.
Matthew Yglesias » Cold War Hawks and the Soviet Economy 2010
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Since the lead times associated with designing, building, testing, and deploying new submarines are particularly long, the Secretary of Defense has directed the Navy to begin technology development of an SSBN replacement.
Steven G. Brant: Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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However, given the stakes involved, the Department of Defense will continue a robust SSBN Security Program that aims to anticipate potential threats and develop appropriate countermeasures to protect current and future SSBNs.
Steven G. Brant: Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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Additionally, a new submarine, the SSBN-X, is undergoing development in an effort that is expected to cost $85 billion.
Russ Wellen: Nuclear Modernization Making a Mockery of Disarmament 2010
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However, given the stakes involved, the Department of Defense will continue a robust SSBN Security Program that aims to anticipate potential threats and develop appropriate countermeasures to protect current and future SSBNs.
Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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Since the lead times associated with designing, building, testing, and deploying new submarines are particularly long, the Secretary of Defense has directed the Navy to begin technology development of an SSBN replacement.
Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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The Navy, for instance, has refitted its entire SSBN fleet to carry the new, highly accurate Trident II, a missile whose already stunning precision has been nearly continuously upgraded.
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