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USS Boise (SSN 764) enters Souda Bay, Greece, during a scheduled port visit Dec. 23, 2014. Boise, a Los Angeles-class submarine, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richardson/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

One of the United States Navy’s youngest nuclear-powered (for its class, at least) attack submarines will be inactivated, despite millions of dollars dedicated to...

Caleb LarsonApril 14, 2026

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 23, 2008) – The Los-Angeles class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) returns to Norfolk following her regularly scheduled deployment. While deployed, Boise participated in five anti-submarine warfare exercises with several European Allies and performed two missions that supported Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet objectives and national security interests of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd A. Schaffer / Released)

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‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

The Trump administration just walked away from a major submarine repair because the economics (and the painful reality) no longer made sense. This move...

Brandon WeichertApril 13, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Spent $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine That’s 22% Fixed. It Just Gave Up. The Sub Hasn’t Dived Since 2015.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘It Can’t Dive’: The U.S. Navy Wasted 11 Years and $800 Million on a Nuclear Submarine They Never Fixed

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