In a previous article, "Ron Natalie" said:
"Grumman-581" wrote in
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The Japanese kind of have this thing about nuclear weapons... Kid of hold a
grudge, I guess... The way it was explained to me when I was aboard the
Nimitz was that we only admit that our nuclear powered ships carry nuclear
weapons, thus they aren't allowed in Japanese harbors...

Really, what sort of nukes do you carry on an aircraft carrier?

The US Navy will never confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons on
particular ships. I think they will designate certain classes of ships as
never carrying nuclear weapons, like the CVs.

Because of that policy, you'll never know if CVNs carry nuclear weapons,
but don't you think the A-6s or F/A-18s (or even maybe Bombcats?) could
carry tacnukes if the situation called for it?

However, this whole discussion belongs in rec.aviation.military or
sci.military.naval, not rec.aviation.politics^Wpiloting.

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