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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by TedDoesntTalk on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:41AM (#30589977)
I did not know submarines could carry 150 weapons. Wow, that is a lot.
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by waffleiron on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:46AM (#30590049)
Modern ballistic missiles have multiple independent warheads. For example the French M51 has "6 to 10" independently targetable warheads. The submarine carries "only" 16 of these missiles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_independently_targeta...

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