US send sub to Middle East

@Suzianne said
Are YOU stupid?

Cruise missiles are not ballistic missiles.

Los Angeles class attack subs can launch tomahawks and harpoons but not multiple warhead ballistic nuclear missiles. That's what the big boomers are for.

Converted SSGNs (guided missile submarines) are converted from Ohio class nuke subs. Right now we have at least four of these: the Ohio, the Florida, th ...[text shortened]... n and the Georgia. They can carry up to 154 Tomahawks. These subs are homed in the SUBPAC command.

The great quibble queen speaks again.
I SAID they have had cruise missiles on them since the 70's. After 50 years ATY acted like it was news to him.

@Cliff-Mashburn said
Are you being facetious, or just stupid?
Ballistic missile submarines have been around for almost 70 years.

This shows you said ballistic missiles.

This is the post I replied to.

@Mott-The-Hoople said
4 short years ago Trump had peace in the region…arms dealers must be elated now

There has never been "peace in the region".

@Rajk999 said
The US and Israel are just getting prepared, due to threats from Iran, Hezbollah and Houthi rebels in Yemen. It is rumoured that Iran has been slowly, since Hamas Oct attack, amassing enough weapons grade uranium to make small nukes, and this is why their threats are being taken more seriously.

They've been "amassing enough weapons grade uranium" since Trump released them from the no-nukes deal Obama brokered with them. It was a stupid move.

@Suzianne said
This shows you said ballistic missiles.

This is the post I replied to.

Then you should have kept reading. ATY acted shocked that submarines could launch missiles against land targets, i pointed out that they've been able to do it for 70 years.
Quibble quibble quibble you are such a crunt.

@Cliff-Mashburn said
Then you should have kept reading. ATY acted shocked that submarines could launch missiles against land targets, i pointed out that they've been able to do it for 70 years.
Quibble quibble quibble you are such a crunt.

And you're such a gentleman.

It took you two posts to get your point across.

I posted after the first one, before I saw that you walked it back.

Truth is, subs have been outfitted with cruise missiles since 1983. Mostly attack subs (SSNs). The SSGNs came later.