Admiral Warns: Russian Subs Waging Cold War-Style ‘Battle of the Atlantic’

[Purveyor]

Russia has stepped up its submarine operations and is regularly probing U.S. anti-submarine networks in a new “Battle of the Atlantic,” the commander of U.S. 6th Fleet said.

In an article for the U.S. Naval Institute’s June issue of Proceedings, Vice Adm. James Foggo III outlined a new era in U.S. and Russian submarine warfare he dubs “The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic.”

In his piece, Foggo compares the current uptick in Russian submarine posture to the great submarine battles between the Allies and the Germans in World War I and World War II and the Soviets and the U.S. during the Cold War.

“Once again, an effective, skilled, and technologically advanced Russian submarine force is challenging us. Russian submarines are prowling the Atlantic, testing our defenses, confronting our command of the seas, and preparing the complex underwater battlespace to give them an edge in any future conflict,” Foggo wrote.

“Not only have Russia’s actions and capabilities increased in alarming and confrontational ways, its national-security policy is aimed at challenging the United States and its NATO allies and partners.”

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[bemildred]

1. Right. They could fly them into a skyscraper any time now. nt

[Jesus Malverde]

6. +1

[Aristus]

2. Alarmist much, Admiral?

It's not The Battle of the Atlantic unless thousands of tons of shipping are being sunk every day. Get a grip, swabbie...

[newthinking]

3. This "Missle shield" side effect... More nuclear launch capable submarine maneuvers

I wonder how long we will all go on escalating.

I have no doubt that we are also increasing our own reconissance as we must have expected this. So which is first? Chicken or egg?

Surely Admirals must understand this response.

[Ghost Dog]

4. You claim 'command of the seas', Admiral,

yet this 'other' is 'alarming and confrontational'?

[Jesus Malverde]

5. underwater battlespace

[BlueCollar]

7. "...,preparing the underwater battlespace..."

I caught that also.

I was in antisubmarine warfare during the 80s. Interesting time.

[bemildred]

8. The Chinese have some new subs that are pretty quiet, I hear. nt

[JayhawkSD]

9. We will be hearing about a "mineshaft gap" soon.

It used to be the province of the CIA to exaggerate the capacity of the "enemy" for the furtherance of the Military Industrial Complex because the military itself was not allowed to participate in politics. David Petreaus changed all that, and now senior levels of military are fully engaged in political maneuvering.

[Onlaketime]

10. There is so much hyperbolic warmingering BS in the media now that I have completley

given up believing anything they say. Personally, I think it has become quite obvious that the military industrial complex insiders are using the wars to rob the American people of our last bit of savings. Empires always go into endless war mode when they are in their last days.