Iran Plans to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines - Tehran Times
he deputy commander of the Iranian Navy has announced that Iran plans to build nuclear submarines.
In an interview with the Persian service of the Fars News Agency published on Tuesday, Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini said that the Navy has planned to design and manufacture nuclear submarines, adding, “We are now in the early stages of the project to build nuclear submarines.”
“In view of the advances we are making in the related areas, we hope that we will see the use of nuclear submarines by the Navy in the future,” he said.
He also said, “When we have access to peaceful nuclear technology, so we are able to put the production of the propulsion system of nuclear submarines on the agenda.”