[ClearCase_guy]

You forgot the missile subs. We have 50 or 60 of em and one boat could pretty much wipe North Korea off the map.

Indeed. The subs are always a factor. A few on this thread have mentioned a possible 3 front war (Iraq, Korea, Taiwan). Although the US would probably not respond this way, I'd like to see a massive nuking of N Korea and China. Then the President could go on TV and explain "We found ourselves in the midst of a 3-front war. We didn't want to be. Now we aren't. Don't f*** with the US."

[rmlew]

We don't have 50 to 60 Nuclear armed subs. Under the START or SALT treaties, the US gave us Sub launched nuclear cruise missles. (the Tomahawk-N).
The only subs that can launch nuclear attacks are those with the Trident C-4 and D-5 missles. These are our 18 Ohio clas SLBM's. However, 4 of these are being retired from teh nuke force according to treaty terms. We have 14 Ohio SLBM's with D-5 missles.
There has been some talk about converting the remaining 4 Ohios to carry large numbers of tomahawks, making them SSGN's.