[Izzy Dunne]

Ahhh.

If he had said "not that there are any non-ballistic intercontinental missiles", then he would have been correct?

[Tallguy]

Maybe, maybe not. The only thing that limits the range of cruise missiles is fuel capacity & (more importantly) international treaties. I think the ALCM's that were carried aloft by B52's had their range limited relative to their original spec by SALT II.

I think that the same applied to the submarine and ship launched tomahawks. The strategic arms treaties at the time counted launch platforms. Imagine the confusion if every ship & sub suddenly, overnight became a nuke launcher!

It's been a long time, so I might be wrong about this.