why submarines use nuclear power, but other sea-faring military vessels don’t.

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Realised that most modern submarines (and some aircraft carriers) use nuclear power, but destroyers and frigates don’t. I don’t imagine it’s a size thing, so I’m not sure what else it could be.

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Quite a few surface military vessels do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier

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