U.S. Northern Commands officials said Monday that the combined Russian-Chinese patrol didn't enter U.S. waters.
A recent port stop marked the first time a U.S. nuclear powered submarine has moored in the Faroe Islands, a Navy release said.
The Minuteman III's reentry vehicle traveled about 4,200 miles over the Pacific Ocean to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
The government made the request after the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry and the British navy patrol boat HMS Spey canceled planned port calls.
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