"Eight Trident subs are based at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. The subs carry 24 missiles. Each missile can carry eight warheads."
Eight x 24 x 8 = 1,539. Whoa. Each of those 1,539 nuclear warheads can be launched at a separate city, with a range just short of 5,000 miles.
The $715,000,000 wharf is for loading and unloading the missiles.
Monday, April 18, 2011
America's Ruling Class is Letting us Down.
"If the ruling class were as worried about the deficit as it claims to be, it would accept that the wealthiest people in society have a duty to pony up more for the very government whose police power and military protect them, their property and their wealth."
It doesn't take a genius to figure out how we've managed to bankrupt ourselves. Meddling comes at a price, in human suffering and added debt. We still are spending about what the rest of the world combined spends on the military.
For the rest of the editorial, click here.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out how we've managed to bankrupt ourselves. Meddling comes at a price, in human suffering and added debt. We still are spending about what the rest of the world combined spends on the military.
For the rest of the editorial, click here.
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