Posted on 07/08/2010 1:42:35 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
U.S. Posts Pictures of Nuclear Sub in 'Show of Force'
The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Michigan docked at a South Korean naval base in Busan from the end of June until last Friday. According to South Korean military sources on Wednesday, the Michigan, armed with 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 1,600 km, docked in Busan for a week to get fresh supplies and allow its crew a rest following exercises in waters off the Korean Peninsula.
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Navy posted a photograph of the docked submarine on its website. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on Sunday said the nuclear-powered submarines Michigan, Ohio and Florida surfaced in Busan, Subic Bay in the Philippines and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean around the same time. This was not the first time that a nuclear-powered American submarine docked in Busan, but it is rare for the U.S. military to reveal photographs.
| Pilot boats guide the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Michigan to Busan on June 28. /Courtesy of the website of the U.S. Navy |
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Is it still considered a "Boomer"?
yitbos
You know what they say: Kinder and Gentler Boomer.:-)
Settle down Kimmie boy, or we’ll post even more pictures!
No, its hull designation is SSGN not SSBN.
Hey Kim: Say hello to my L’il Fren...
TC
They probably have to deploy that big-ass SEAL delivery vehicle before they can shoot their load.
Well, now we know what the next step is beyond ‘strongly worded note’— PICTURES!!
LOL
Has a nickname for SSGN’s come about yet? Hopefully, not “Goomer”.
If Kim il Jong doesn't behave himself... we'll post a YouTube video!
Can the cruise missiles carry nukes? If not they have ruined a perfectly good boomer.
“Can the cruise missiles carry nukes? “
yes
“If not they have ruined a perfectly good boomer.”
Its serves a pretty good purpose.
As long as they can still deliver nukes I’m fine with it.
I’m sure Obama wouldn’t mind making a stand against NK. It would make him look hawkish, and besides, there arent any blacks, hispanics or muslims there for him to offend.
All nuclear ALCM/SLCM are conventional thanks to Clinton. His fetish for launching ALCM caused him to dip into the nuclear ALCM inventory. If there are any active ALCMs, they are the only ones nuclear. No SLCM are nuclear now....thanks demoncrats. //OSINT info.
Why give up the strategic advantage of stealth by blatant advertising? Everyone know Obungle doesn't have the balls to do anything.
A better statement would be an inexplicable explosion of some NK sea bound asset.
TLAM-N is gone. Sorry, no nukes.
“I’m sure Obama wouldn’t mind making a stand against NK. It would make him look hawkish, and besides, there arent any blacks, hispanics or muslims there for him to offend.”
You forgot... He won’t want to offend Communists either. The Norks and Cuba are prime examples of his ideology.
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