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Navy Set to Deploy a New Breed of Sailor

(Dec. 9) -- A critical part of the U.S. nuclear arsenal is about to get an elite guard force. Specially trained dolphins will be deployed in January to the Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state, where the mammals will help protect Trident submarines. They reason for using the dolphins is simple: So far, the U.S. Navy...

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Man Stays Hulked Out After Painting Himself Green, Finally Understands Bruce Banner's Inner Torment

As a wise man once said -- or at least, as a frog puppet operated by a wise man once sang -- it's not easy being green.

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Try a Little Nuclear Sanity

On February 8, 2012, Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act ( H.R. 3974 ).

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UK Sailor Shoots Four, Linked to Tinie Tempah

A Royal Navy sailor accused of shooting four fellow crew members and killing one aboard a British nuclear submarine has been linked to popular U.K. rapper Tinie Tempah.

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04/04/12 Navy goes elite with N-sub Source: Hindu Business Line The Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, inducted the INS Chakra, a nuclear submarine, into the Navy at the Eastern Naval Command here on Wednesday.
10/08/11 India-UK joint naval exercise from today Source: Zee News India and the United Kingdom will embark on their annual joint naval exercise 'Konkan' off the coast of Goa starting on Saturday keeping the focus on submarine operations including nuclear underwater vessels.
10/07/11 India-UK joint naval exercise from tomorrow Source: Zee News India and the United Kingdom will embark on their annual joint naval exercise 'Konkan' off the coast of Goa starting on Saturday keeping the focus on submarine operations including nuclear underwater vessels.

Background on nuclear submarines

A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor (see also Nuclear marine propulsion). The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" (typically diesel-electric) submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for conventional submarines; the large amount of power generated by a nuclear reactor allows nuclear submarines to operate at high speed for long durations; and the long interval between refuellings grants a range limited only by consumables such as food.

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