• lntl@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    the US doesn’t have any diesel-electric subs in service they’re all nukes

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      1 year ago

      I understand that but we also know what the trident middle system on that ship can do and what it carries. That single sub out-powers most countries.

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        1 year ago

        That’s an SSGN. SSBN, the ones that carry Trident missiles, don’t need, nor want, to be anywhere near the theatre in order to operate.