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Old 10-25-2016, 18:13   #6
doctom54
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Originally Posted by bblhead672 View Post
I've been out of the game for 3 decades so I'm sure the technology is better. Modern cruise missile firing subs can sit close offshore and put a warhead on target before any countermeasures could be taken. Other countries have subs that can fire ballistic missiles that do not reach the upper atmosphere like our ICBM's.

An enemy who has decided to use nuclear weapons on the US would be better served by multiple EMP enhanced high altitude bursts fired from subs (or non-military ships) just off the coast that would likely put us back into the 19th century. The book "1 Second After" is a good read on this.
"1 Second After" is an excellent, well researched book that is very scary.
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