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> In this post-Cuban Missile Crisis era, both American and Soviet submarines prowled the open seas with nuclear weapons aboard, prepared for potential war. The
by mirimir 8y ago
> In this post-Cuban Missile Crisis era, both American and Soviet submarines prowled the open seas with nuclear weapons aboard, prepared for potential war.
They still do that, no?
- throw20102010 8y agoYes, both countries absolutely still do this, but it's possible that they've lowered their readiness a little since tensions have decreased. As Mitch Hedberg said, "I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."
- adwww 8y agoNot just American and Soviet (or Russian now) - just 10 years ago a French and British nuclear submarine crashed in the middle of the Atlantic. Both highly advanced, almost undetectable submarines, failed to detect each other. The odds of meeting like that in such a big ocean must be miniscule.
- mirimir 8y agoWow. That is amazing. I wonder how many there are overall. Hundreds? Thousands? And now being armed with hypervelocity reentry warheads.
- credit_guy 8y ago37. US - 14. Russia - 11. UK, France, China - 4 each.