[agere_contra]

I believe the total number of submarines, the 90s build-down and burn one to build one is mandated by Soviet-era arms agreements.

In which case, someone at the Pentagon needs to look at a map and look - in vain - for the Soviet Union. There is no such entity.

[Doohickey]

SALT II and START only covered strategic platforms (boomers). The '90's drawdown of our submarine fleet and the unilateral removal of tactical nuclear weapons was engineered by Bush 41.