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Old December 23rd 03, 04:07 PM
Alistair Gunn
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In sci.military.naval John twisted the electrons to say:
UK trident-II missiles can 8 475kT warheads ...


Operative word there being *can* - by all accounts, they only carry 3
warheads per missile. This being done to defuse the peace-niks in the UK
by saying it's not a massive upgrade over Polaris because it only has the
same number of warheads ...

Otherwise a single sub can destroy america. MAD remember?


1 sub x 16 missiles x 3 warheads a piece, I think America consists of
more than 48 places of "interest" ...
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These opinions might not even be mine ...
Let alone connected with my employer ...