Also submarine launched radio controlled "drones" carrying nukes have been around since 1955. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus https://en.wikipedi

Also submarine launched radio controlled "drones" carrying nukes have been around since 1955. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus The only reason why it's called "cruise missile" is because it's self destructing. That's hardly of any tactical importance when talking about nukes.