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Do you know why they do this? Outside of wartime, I don’t see an obvious benefit.
by jamestimmins 5y ago
Do you know why they do this? Outside of wartime, I don’t see an obvious benefit.
- teilo 5y agoWere you alive during the cold war? That's what I think this is. A kind of cold war against a terrestrial foe, in this case one with superior technology.
- JulianMorrison 5y agoThey don't count on being "outside of wartime" when they need them. Also, for the big powers, it's really always wartime. Some times are just colder than others.
- dsr_ 5y agoHow do you know your super-quiet sub is undetectable by the most likely adversary? You send in the super-quiet sub on a series of probes, each time getting closer, until there's contact and possibly an incident. Now you know how good the adversary is!
- Tarq0n 5y agoTapping undersea cables is a major use of submarines in peacetime.