A U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine on Tuesday sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean using a single torpedo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Wednesday, saying this was the first time since World War II that an American submarine has sunk an enemy vessel.

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    8 hours ago

    a single Mark 48 torpedo, a sophisticated munition specifically designed to sink ships

    As opposed to the torpedos not designed to sink ships?

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    9 hours ago

    Why. Ship‘s doing ship things, non-aggressive, and trump shoots it like target practice. Kills a bunch of people for nothing. He‘s got to be trying to start a wider conflict to avoid being removed from office.