The crux of the matter is that it's either this or no mission at all, because moving to a viable launch position on the strategic map and clicking on a button is not a challenge at all. Especially considering the long range TLAMs have, it'd be far too easy (and unpredictable for the enemy) to find a suitable spot with no threats within dozens of nautical miles and launch entirely safely.
The interception argument came from me thinking in CMANO terms, really, given there cruise missiles are detected with some anticipation and SAM batteries usually have time to fire off several shots, making stand-off attacks feasible only in significant volumes, which the average attack sub can't put out fast enough.
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