When thinking about the "Cold War" the emphasis in the submarine community was on "War", not "Cold". US and Soviet submariners played an intense game of cat-an

When thinking about the "Cold War" the emphasis in the submarine community was on "War", not "Cold". US and Soviet submariners played an intense game of cat-and-mouse for decades. The ICBMs on Typhoon and Trident were there to enforce the "mutually assured" part of mutually assured destruction. Typhoon's mission was to carry ~200 nuclear bombs with a guaranteed strike-second capability. In that environment, wouldn't you rather have our crews sharp and focused?