I think it was Clinton who signed the deal, or am I wrong? I mean this is not something Bush I would sign on.
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i'm not sure. Post 44 claims we have Trident nukes on subs still, so the article was misleading in this respect.
The article claims we have no nuclear CRUISE missiles at sea, which is probably true under START guidelines. It also says they are not BASED in Asia or Europe which is true. We often dock attack subs in places like Japan etc., but when our boomers are at sea their location is TOP SECRET and undisclosed to just about everyone, including the boats commander. When on patrol SSBNs dont dock at foreign ports anymore, like they used to. They are at sea for the entire cruise, barring a disaster.
But don't think for a second we don't have deterence at sea. Half of our nuclear arsenal is on board Trident(Ohio) class submarines. Each boat can carry over 200 warheads, and for now we have 18 of them, 9 based in Kings Bay, GA and the others in Bangor, WA. Soon it will be only 14, because 4 are being converted into Guided(cruise) missile subs and special forces platforms, but 14 is plenty. One Ohio sub can destroy any nation. Do a search on Trident submarine. They are the most lethal pieces of hardware on the planet, and possibly the most sophisticated.