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maillemaker · 02-11-10, 09:23 PM

Not to mention, of course, that ballistic missile submarines are one leg of our nuclear triad.

They provide an unknown point of launch for nuclear missiles that cannot be easily preemptively taken out.

02-11-10, 09:23 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Not to mention, of course, that ballistic missile submarines are one leg of our nuclear triad. They provide an unknown point of launch for nuclear missiles that cannot be easily preemptively taken out.