USS Cole Disaster Influenced New US Warship Defenses

The 2000 attack on the USS Cole, which nearly sank the American warship, prompted the development of new defenses now deployed on Navy destroyers enforcing blockades of Iranian ports.

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How the Cole Disaster Drove the U.S. to Develop New Warship Defenses

The Navy destroyers enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports carry weapons fielded after an American warship was attacked and nearly sunk more than 25 years ago.

By Nicholas Kulish, John Ismay and Constant Méheut

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USS Cole Disaster Influenced New US Warship Defenses

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How the Cole Disaster Drove the U.S. to Develop New Warship Defenses

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