Around a hundred dolphins protect the U.S. nuclear facility. Scientists revealed the secret behind their unique role in security.

The American military employs dolphins at the Kings Bay submarine base in Georgia and at the Kitsap naval base near Seattle, where they protect a quarter of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

This is reported by IFLScience. It is noted that the U.S. Navy began training dolphins as far back as 1959.

In the 1980s, more than 100 dolphins resided at U.S. naval facilities, with an allocation of $8 million for their care. The dolphins were trained to carry cameras in their mouths, relay messages, and even locate enemy divers. Additionally, sea lions were trained to retrieve mines from the seabed, while belugas patrolled the waters searching for threats.

"During the Vietnam War, dolphins were even sent to Cam Ranh Bay in southeastern Vietnam, where they conducted underwater surveillance and protected military boats from enemy swimmers," the article states.

According to scientists, dolphins are highly capable animals. They have evolved to map their environment using echolocation—the ability to "see" through sound waves they create by clicking and then interpreting the "echo" as it bounces off objects.

Dolphins can produce complex sounds with varying frequencies and waveforms, allowing them to create incredibly detailed "pictures" of their surroundings, even in dark or complex conditions where human-made technologies fail.

This makes them exceptionally adept at locating objects like mines in shallow waters or cluttered harbors. At the same time, dolphins can also dive more than 30 meters below the surface without suffering any physical harm.

Despite their tactical value, the topic of military dolphins remains controversial. There are serious ethical concerns regarding the use and exploitation of dolphins in this context.

Currently, there are about 85 dolphins and several sea lions being trained by the NMMP in the U.S. However, it is not just the U.S. that actively utilizes military dolphins; during the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia seized Ukrainian military dolphins and acquired even more a year later.

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