Aircraft carriers and submarines are the most expensive, sophisticated weapons a nation can possess in its arsenal. Nowadays, navies use both nuclear and conventional propulsion systems for submarines and aircraft carriers, meaning that they use nuclear reactors, or fossil fuel in order to generate power for propulsion and operation of on-board equipment.
But why some of the most powerful navies in the world choose to have nuclear powered submarines and aircraft carriers?
00:00 Intro Carriers and Submarines
01:14 Nuclear Aircraft Carriers
03:20 Nuclear Submarines
07:30 Nuclear Propulsion's Downsides
08:28 Charles de Gaulle
09:18 Decommissioning Nuclear Powered Vessels
10:27 The Role Of Carriers and Subs
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