submarines
That Time the Navy Used the Grateful Dead's Amps to Listen to Soviet Subs
It's a curious, heady bit of Cold War-era intrigue. I had to get to the bottom of it.
NATO Conducts Anti-Submarine Exercises in North Sea as Russian Activity Increases
Exercises will include detecting and targeting live submarines in disputed northern waters that are increasingly the site of Russian military assets lurking under the sea.
The Mini Robot Submarines Fishing for Nuclear Waste
A team in England is using the remote operated vehicles to pluck out medical isotope cartridges from a nuclear spent fuel storage pool.
The US Navy Is About to Build New Robot Submarines
The Navy's new long-duration robot submarine, whose production will start later this year, is both literally and figuratively greater than the sum of its parts.
Submarines With Wheels, Underwater Blimps, and a New Nuclear Arms Race
A proposal to produce submarines that can interact with the seafloor could lead to a rethinking of oceanic warfare as we know it — and the end of the current nuclear deterrent.
The April Issue of VICE Magazine Is Now Online
We just published everything from the April edition of VICE's print magazine online. We're calling it the Magic Hour Issue, and you can read it in all of its glory right here on VICE.com.
A New Acoustic Insulator Hides Sound Better than Ever Before
Good news for nuclear submarines and those that live by airports.
Happy Birthday to the Cold War's Most Eerie Technology: The 'Atom Sub'
The ghosts that haunt Earth's last remaining hiding places.
Canada Wants 'Submarine Escape Training' For Its Shitty Subs
It's supposed to be reassuring to Canadian sailors serving on rusting, crashing subs.
The Biological Origins of Arms Races
We spoke to biologist Doug Emlen about the phenomenon of "sneaky males" and how medieval chainmail helped explain evolution as an endless series of arms races.
The Undersea Arms Race Between the US and Russia Is Back On
A new Russian nuclear attack submarine may make the ocean depths feel a lot more like they did just before the end of the Cold War.
The Hunt For Russia's Mystery Submarine Continues
Whether or not Sweden finds a Russian sub allegedly spotted just off its coast, the incident could have military and defense repercussions in the region.