3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

Article Summary – This piece explains why the U.S. occasionally brings its most secretive assets—Ohio-class ballistic and cruise-missile submarines—deliberately into public view. It revisits the 2010 “462 Tomahawks” moment, when three SSGNs surfaced around Asia and the Indian Ocean to signal U.S. displeasure with Chinese missile tests. NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 23, 2025) – The guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) transits Apra Harbor, Naval…