Here's what else it doesn't say. It doesn't say what type, or class of submarine it was. Your implication in post 121 is that it was a ballistic missile submarine. So what? I was addressing an errant claim that no silos are on any submarines. Again, there is no implication that the sub fired a missile.
So far, we have a friend of a friend who said...which doesn't carry much weight at all.
Not true. Reread Reed's report..... Irvine recorded the statements of the source himself, not the statements of a friend of a friend who said.
Tell you what. If an American vessel was responsible for shooting down the aircraft, we would have heard about it already, and not from some anonymous source afraid for his retirement. That won't satisfy those folks who are looking for a conspiracy though. Don't worry, I won't stop you. Everyone has to have a hobby. This just happens to be yours.