In a rare announcement this week, the United States said its ballistic missile submarine, USS West Virginia, visited its Indian Ocean military base at Diego Garcia in October this year.As per the notification, USS West Virginia was at the base between 25 and 31 OctoberIt is to be noted that Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a British Ministry of Defence facility leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.Locations of SSBNs are not generally reveled since they are most survival leg of the nuclear triad which is the ability to launch nukes from land, air and sea.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why USS West Virginia’s port visit to Diego Garcia has been disclosed?Let’s get into the details.#defenseupdates #USSWestVirginia #usnavy