Russian nuclear attack submarines conducted a mission where they approached U.S. military bases with the intent of staying undetected, a Russian military official told Russian state-owned media.

“This mission has been accomplished, the submarines showed up in the set location in the ocean and returned to base,” Russian navy submarine officer Sergey Starshinov told RT, a Russian state-owned media outlet.

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