[Jim Noble]

1) Dispatch two Ohio-class boomers to the Arabian sea.

2) Notify Riyadh, Damascus, Teheran, Baghdad and Islamabad that they will cease to exist within 48 hours of a nuclear detonation in or near the United States.

3) Oh yeah, by the way-if the people who loaded neutrons onto this ship are not at Camp XRay by Saturday afternoon, they will cease to exist anyway.

[CatoRenasci]

You don't need to send the Boomers into the Arabian Sea, just send them to sea anywhere. You need to add Mecca and Medina to the list of possible parking lots.

[El Gato]

within 48 hours of a nuclear detonation in or near the United States

48 minutes would be entirely possible, still allowing plenty of time for communication and decision making.