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An OPNAVINST or OPNAV Instruction is a formally documented lawful order that is issued by the Chief of Naval Operations. These instructions are typically used to establish United States Navy policy, procedures, and requirements. The instructions are issued in the form of a memorandum on official Department of the Navy letterhead. Each ...
Planning began to move nuclear weapons into South Vietnam so that they could be used on short notice against North Vietnamese troops. [123] [124] The project was abandoned in February 1968 after statements by Eugene McCarthy and others claimed that the U.S. was preparing to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam. [123] Exercise Freedom Banner
USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), the only member of her class, was a nuclear powered radar picket submarine in the United States Navy.She had the distinction of being the only Western submarine powered by two nuclear reactors.