[fiftymegaton]

Instead of 12 destroyers and SSNs why didnt we just send ONE SSBN?? That would have taken care of the problem. But then again maybe we have......

[steveegg]

Instead of 12 destroyers and SSNs why didnt we just send ONE SSBN?? That would have taken care of the problem.

Hmm, 24 missiles, each with 8 warheads of 350 kilotons. I'd say that's a problem-solver.

[algol]

Ah, but the nice thing about SSBNs is that you don't have to move them close to the target. They can hit it from somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean, or the Atlantic.