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The US just torpedoed an Iranian ship. Here’s why this old tech is hard to defend against

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par James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania

A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people.

The submarine struck the ship with a torpedo, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, resulting in “quiet death”.

The event marks the first time a US submarine has launched a torpedo in combat or engaged and destroyed a ship since…

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