[Mariner]

"The only test it has performed is to fire it out into the Gobi desert to hit a static target painted to look like a carrier."

Gee, a Trident D-5 could have hit that from 40 miles east of Bremerton WA with 475KT in 20mins.

Dead center.

[Mariner]

Well, close enough to dead center.

It's CEP is 90 meters at 6,000 NM.

Oh, and each D5 can carry 12 warheads. And each Trident carries 24 D5's.

And NOT EVEN the US can hit a moving carrier with a ballistic missile.

As Jeff said, it's all bluff and designed for domestic consumption...not unlike what the Norks and Iranians do.

[steve86]

Gee, a Trident D-5 could have hit that from 40 miles east of Bremerton WA

Say, from the vicinity of the Issaquah Mcdonalds?