[StolarStorm]

Actually Bush did state that nukes were "in play", right after 9/11. A policy statment was released that stated that the US reserved the right to first strike (with nukes) countries that posed a terrorist threat with weapons of mass destruction.

[ArneFufkin]

I wonder how the morale is on all of our Navy submarines throughout the World. There seems to be no scenario where their lethal sting can be used. That's got to be demoralizing - you are trained, loaded and poised to deliver a heapin' helping of hellish hurt ... but you are authorized to do nothing. Just steam along with the carrier fleet or sit in the straits of Taiwan. Step over each other 24X7 by ... 6 to 8 months? In an underwater tube. God bless 'em, but no thanks.