Quote Originally Posted by RMAC757 View Post
I think it's because our subs are so capable. They are the tip of our nuclear triad.
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Quote Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter View Post
MIRV capability was negotiated away because the liberals diplomats felt their friends the Soviets couldn't do it as well as us it was a destabilizing technology.
and Yes.


Honestly, I'm not too concerned. The US and soviets have been doing that for 30+ years. It gives China a nuclear bargaining chip, but it's not significantly better than what they previously had. I'm also not too concerned because of the direction defense technology is going: we are focusing a lot of resources on "shooting down" ICBMs before they would lose their payload faring and separate the multiple re-entry vehicles - which easily counters MIRV capabilities.