Comedian Claims 40,000 to 70,000 Personnel Deployed Underwater in Nuclear Submarines

What was said

"There's at least 1,000 dudes underwater right now. 40 to 70,000 people are underwater in submarines at any given moment with huge uncertainty. No Navy or company publishes a live count of how many submarines are deployed right now."

During a discussion about military capabilities, Harlan Williams cited estimates that between 40,000 and 70,000 military and civilian personnel operate underwater in submarines globally at any time, with exact numbers classified. The statistic highlights the massive but largely invisible naval force operating beneath the oceans, including U.S. Trident submarines carrying nuclear warheads.