Military

USS Ohio trades nukes for SEALs

Chris Carter

Due to a 1992 treaty, the Navy had to remove the nuclear missiles from four of its 18 ICBM- equipped subs. Little did the Russians know that we would trade the nukes for something even more deadly – Navy SEALs (and about 100 conventional cruise missiles). The sub allows SEALs to be stealthily inserted most anywhere, and the Cruise missile capabilities make this platform unstoppable!

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Crew members prepare on the USS Ohio, U.S. Navy's newest billion-dollar submarine before its maiden voyage off Guam Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. Seen at left is a dry dock from which a small submersible is launched. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)
Crew members prepare on the USS Ohio, U.S. Navy's newest billion-dollar submarine before its maiden voyage off Guam Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. Seen at left is a dry dock from which a small submersible is launched. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

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