XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: 72y33@gmail.com   
      
   The Natural Philosopher  wrote   
   > Pancho wrote   
      
   >> I thought nuclear armed subs were essentially a first strike weapon. They   
   >> can hide just offshore of the target, reducing warning time to a few   
   >> minutes.   
   > That tooo.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> ICBMs are just as effective for retaliation, and much cheaper. They can   
   >> be mobile and so hard to destroy. The problem is they take much longer   
   >> from launch to arrival and give the target nation time to react to an   
   >> attack.   
   >   
   > The whole point of first strike was to take out fixed icbm sites to   
   > prevent retaliation   
   >   
   >>   
   >> But we aren't giving the Aussies nuclear bombs are we? We are just giving   
   >> them nuclear powered subs.   
   >>   
   > I believe so.   
   > They are most useful to destroy incoming naval craft  - the chinese dont   
   > want to bomb Taiwan, or Australia - they want to annex it.   
      
   There is no possibility of China annexing Australia.   
      
   Even the USA doesn’t have what it takes to do that.   
      
   >> I was more intrigued by the idea of nuclear powered container ships.   
   >   
   > Indeed.   
      
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