While the Department of Defense has publicized the Los Angeles’s top speed to be over 25 knots, the submarine’s true maximum speed remains classified. Prolific military author Tom Clancy once ...

What You Need to Know: The Soviet Union’s Project-685 K-278 Komsomolets (Mike-class submarine) was an advanced nuclear-powered vessel capable of reaching remarkable depths due to its titanium hull.

Diagram reprinted from Tom Clancy's Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship, Laura Deninno, Series Illustrator.

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan has had an unusual history on screen. Alec Baldwin was the first actor to suit up as the CIA analyst, playing him in 1990's spectacular submarine thriller "The Hunt for Red ...