Before nuclear power, diesel powered submarines were the norm. They were so loud and created such a large sonar signature that in the ocean and seas they sit idle waiting for enemies to come close, then jumping out with torpedoes.
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-…
Journalists in the 2010’s are fucking stupid.
Military ‘experts’ doubly so.
See the thread @COsweda did just now on chemical weapons in Syria.
If there was an unbeatable stealth system that the US had no counter against, whyyy would we publicize that?