The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake

Tensions between Russia and the United States have escalated following President Putin's move to deploy 4 nuclear bombers to the European region, specifically near Ukraine.