Nuclear Submarines - The most powerful weapons systems in the world

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor. The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" diesel-electric submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for conventional submarines; the large amount of power generated by a nuclear reactor allows nuclear submarines to operate at high speed for long durations; and the long interval between refuellings grants a range limited only by consumables such as food. Current generations of nuclear submarines never need to be refueled throughout their 25-year lifespans. Learn more about nuclear submarines, their abilities and significance in the following pages.

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9786130148089
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14808-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 14 mm x 220 mm
• Weight: 347 g
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel