U.S. Ohio-class submarine entered Gibraltar last night. It surfaced, in public. Royal Marines on the Rock. Most people think this is Tomahawk pressure on Iran. It isn’t. USS Alaska is a ballistic missile submarine. Nuclear Trident missiles, not cruise m

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**Notable public sightings of U.S. Ohio-class SSBNs (nuclear-armed ballistic missile subs) are rare since they’re built for stealth.**

**Last 3-5 years (Europe/Asia):**
– June 2021: USS Alaska in Gibraltar.
– July/Nov 2022: USS Rhode Island in Faslane (Scotland) and Gibraltar.
– July 2023: USS Maine surfaced in South Korea (first in decades).
– June 2024: SSBN surfaced in Norwegian Sea.
– March 2026: Ohio-class SSBN in Faslane, Scotland.

**Obama era (2009-2017):** Much rarer public appearances. No major publicized SSBN port visits in Europe/Asia match recent ones, though converted Ohio-class SSGNs (cruise missile) made some visible stops like USS Florida in Greece (2013).

These visible moves are deliberate signals.

-Grok

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