There are 14 Trident SSBNs remaining in service. Four were converted to cruise missile launch boats. Some others were converted to SEAL launch platforms.
Each of the boomers has 24 vertical launch tubes for the D5 missile.
The D5s have, according to open sources, up to five re-entry vehicles each, with up to 300KT nominal yield per RV.
That would total 120 independently targetable weapons with a total of 36 MT yield per sub.
Even so, I am not buying into the nuclear war is unsurvivable, especially today with our reduced arsenals.
We have been at war for almost ten years now, and no one has popped one yet.
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Originally Posted by -Baz-
Hi everyone, I am just curious as to what would happen if there was a major war (similar to that of WWII), how would the strategy of the Army change more specifically SF? I am sure overall, the Military would start drafting people...but would they shorten boot camp and training? just to get people in and out...would SF training also change? I'm just asking about opinions and so forth, anyone with experience maybe in Vietnam would have a better Idea since it was also a pretty major conflict. thanks.
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This is an immature question. We do not encourage idle pondering or trolling here. I hope any more questions you post will be better.
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