On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:56:36 -0400, "John C"
wrote:

Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo and
take out one of our carriers?
If so this poses a real threat to our ships. If the weapon is as good as
they say it is.

The Soviets developed nuclear-tipped torpedos and deployed them during
the Cuban Missle Crisis. Since it is unlikely that Iran has an
operational weapon (yet) they would be a long way from developing
anything quite so "tactical" in-house.

I don't know if these can be had on the market (open or black) and
what type of support it takes to keep them operational.

Bill Kambic
Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN
Mangalarga Marchador: Uma Raça, Uma Paixão