Commander Of U.S. 6th Fleet: Russia's Submarine Fleet Is Conducting 'Cold War-Style' Tactics In The Atlantic

Crew members onboard a Russian submarine during celebrations in July 26. Photograph: Yuri Maltsev/Reuters

USNI News: Admiral Warns: Russian Subs Waging Cold War-Style ‘Battle of the Atlantic’

Russia has stepped up its submarine operations and is regularly probing U.S. anti-submarine networks in a new “Battle of the Atlantic,” the commander of U.S. 6th Fleet said.

In an article for the U.S. Naval Institute’s June issue of Proceedings, Vice Adm. James Foggo III outlined a new era in U.S. and Russian submarine warfare he dubs “The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic.”

In his piece, Foggo compares the current uptick in Russian submarine posture to the great submarine battles between the Allies and the Germans in World War I and World War II and the Soviets and the U.S. during the Cold War.

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WNU Editor: We are not at the levels of the Cold War .... but as I have mentioned more than once in this blog .... the trend lines are disturbing.