A US Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine just made an unprecedented stop. A top admiral says it sent a message.

• The US navy came to Iceland for the first time on Wednesday, a nuclear submarine.

• The best admiral said BI to the USS Newport News visit to America’s competitors.

• He comes while looking at the North Pole, which is concerned about the US -growing Russia and Chinese activities.

US Navy Nuclear Energy Attack Submarine stopped Iceland The first time on Wednesday. A high -level admiral told Business Insider that unprecedented port call sent a message to American enemies.

The first visit to the Los Angeles Class attack submarine USS Newport news similar to Nordic Island Nation, the United States and NATO allies come with increasing concern Growing Russian military activity North pole and high north.

US Navy Commander Stuart Munsch, the US Navy, said it is worth having different options in the region. American submarines Can make port visits.

Speaking with BI in a telephone conversation from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, Munsch said that the call for submarine is also important for the strategic signal he sent to enemies about our presence in the region, and that it was also important for the assurance he provided to the allies.

The US sees Iceland as a center part North Pole Strategy Due to its strategic location. The country joined NATO as a founding member in 1949, but unlike other members of the alliance, it has no army. However, during the Cold War, including a large American presence, he hosted Western troops.

“The United States has maintained a sea air base here for decades.”

“It is important for us to have additional options for a strong port in the region extending from Greenland to Iceland and England,” Munsch said. This is an important point in the Pentagon’s 2024 Arctic strategy.

Strategy summarizes that Russia has increased military and economic interest It also draws attention in the Arctic China’s efforts Expanding its effect in the region. The United States sees Iceland as a key element of security and deterrence efforts, because these two US rivals tried to reflect power to the strategic sphere.

Chargé d’Affaires Erin Sawyer in the US Embassy in Iceland, expression Washington and Reykjavik on Wednesday, “Russia’s efforts to build the military presence in the region full awareness, the North Pole continues the common target of low tension.”

The navy has been working with the Icelandic government for years, but mainly from a distance. For example, a American ship He would come out of the beach and maybe change the staff or bring them to the materials.

In 2023, Iceland invited the US nuclear energy gold to its regional waters. But the Newport News came to the harbor this week – tied to a pier and sent a land crew members – pointing a new moment in the relationship, Mun Munsch said.

More than 40 Los Angeles Class submarine in active service and the fast attack of the navy is a significant portion of the submarine fleet. However, the new Virginia -class ships became an increasingly central role. In the late 1980s, the USS Newport News, the Los Angeles Class SUB, was armed with Tomahawk Cruise missiles and torpedoes and served all over the world.

US submarine capabilities are considered as the cornerstone of American maritime power. “The submarine force has been operating globally for decades,” Munsch said, “And there’s really no region we give to others.”

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