U.S. Navy nuclear attack submarine BREAKS THROUGH THICK POLAR ICE! (Amazing footage!)

U.S. Navy nuclear attack submarine BREAKS THROUGH THICK POLAR ICE! (Amazing footage!) Submarines have conducted under-ice operations in the strategically important Arctic for over fifty years. The first submerged transit was completed in 1958 by the USS Nautilus. The first ever North Pole surfacing was carried out in March of 1959 (performed by USS Skate). The submarine featured in this video belongs to the Los Angeles-class; they are a nuclear powered fast attack vessel in service with the United States