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nuclear submarine

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nuclear submarine [′nü·klē·ər ‚səb·mə′rēn]
(naval architecture)
A submarine in which nuclear energy in a reactor generates steam which drives the engine to propel the ship.


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``That would be like California deciding it needs to build a nuclear submarine, building a nuclear submarine, and then trying to get the federal government to pay for it,'' Shires said.
It was necessary to find, train and practically test effectiveness of secured deployment methods of first of all nuclear submarines in the Atlantic as well as to demonstrate that if required we can become undetectable, ready to covertly deliver strikes as well as to deliver nuclear weapons counterstrikes at the surface targets located in the hostile territory.
Deception Point has all of the scientific gadgets that any reader could possibly want: satellites, cell phones, new Army weapons, a gun that spits ice bullets, a nuclear submarine and the proof that there is life elsewhere in the universe.
 
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