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One of the Argus rockets sitting on the USS Norton Sound waiting to launch. (AEC/USDE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
History

The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Chinese nuclear weapons
News

China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 19, 2023

Black Sea Fleet
News

Here are the US weapons Ukraine would need to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

USS New Mexico
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For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii
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How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

Top admiral condemns extremism after ‘separate incidents’ of hate speech on two Navy ships
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Top admiral condemns extremism after ‘separate incidents’ of hate speech on two Navy ships

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 10, 2021

Guided Missile Launch
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Navy Cruiser Battling ISIS Rocked By Salacious Sex Scandal At Sea

By Adam Linehan

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk
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USS Lake Champlain crew member admits to hanging a noose at a Black sailor’s bunk

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July
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Fire strikes fourth Navy warship since mid-July

By Jared Keller

Posted on Sep 30, 2020

Navy fires captain of USS Philippine Sea following command investigation
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Navy fires captain of USS Philippine Sea following command investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 19, 2020

Shirtless Russian sailors casually sunbathe while their ship almost collides with US missile cruiser
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Shirtless Russian sailors casually sunbathe while their ship almost collides with US missile cruiser

By James Clark

Posted on Jun 7, 2019

Navy Missed Signs Of ‘Clear Instability’ In Days Before Shiloh Sailor Went MIA
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Navy Missed Signs Of ‘Clear Instability’ In Days Before Shiloh Sailor Went MIA

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 2, 2018

It’s A ‘Floating Prison’: USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew
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It’s A ‘Floating Prison’: USS Shiloh Sailor Surveys Reveal A Totally Demoralized Crew

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on Oct 12, 2017

Navy Officially Blames Captain For Running His Missile Cruiser Aground
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Navy Officially Blames Captain For Running His Missile Cruiser Aground

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Aug 1, 2017

Shiloh Sailor Who Hid For 7 Days Charged With Abandoning Watch And Dereliction Of Duty
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Shiloh Sailor Who Hid For 7 Days Charged With Abandoning Watch And Dereliction Of Duty

By Sarah Sicard

Posted on Jul 18, 2017

Shiloh Sailor Who Hid For A Week Released From Miramar Brig
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Shiloh Sailor Who Hid For A Week Released From Miramar Brig

By Sarah Sicard

Posted on Jun 28, 2017