(July 19, 2016 at 11:42 am)Rhythm Wrote: The point of those subs isn't actually to be sneaky. They're part of the whole MAD thing from the cold war...where you want the other guy to know that they exist, that even if you managed to obliterate their country in a massive, unilateral nuclear strike.....you're still going to get roasted yourself. Defense isn't the word I'd use for that, because ostensibly, they won't be used in that capacity unless there's nothing left to defend in the first place. I don;t know if they put doubts in the heart of the enemy, or whatever the official line about them might be..either. Anyone who decides to nuke the UK is going to have bigger problems than 4 cheap ass ohio knock offs......
I think it's more a point of national pride, and of wanting to be at that table.
Sneaky, yes it is. It's not only that they exist but where they exist. Why do you think they travel/patrol clandestinely, location unknown? They become a non target threat.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
