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To: sukhoi-30mki
The Navy has a shortage of fighter jets — will it hurt our ability to fight future wars?

Do we have enough bombers, submarines and ICBMs?

14 posted on 05/29/2016 8:11:42 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Trump: A Bull in a RINO closet.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Well, fighter planes are the practical tip of the spear. ICBMs are never the first options to hit a target. Subs have operational limitations — its not easy to replenish a sub with missiles after it runs out of Tomahawks.


16 posted on 05/30/2016 10:51:34 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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