The Mighty Submerged Part of the U.S. Nuclear Triad

Stealthy and awesome...

Test launch of a Trident submarine-based ballistic missile

Submarines are, arguably, the most important boats in the U.S. Navy, cnet.com reports.

They participate in seek-and-destroy missions, surveillance missions, and "irregular warfare."  Most importantly, though, some submarines hold half of the United States' thermonuclear warheads in secret locations throughout the globe..

With new tensions in Korea and elsewhere, here's a timely slide show about this mighty component of the U.S. nuclear triad: https://www.cnet.com/pictures/submarines-keepers-of-the-nuclear-apocalypse/

The powerful USS Michigan, a Trident-equipped, nuclear-powered submarine.

For the video of the launch of a Trident:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIuDGrhkEY

Skyline Magazine featured my report, Think Deep, about the first deployment of Polaris-equipped nuclear submarines in the Pacific as a cover story.

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