Unmanned Undersea Vehicles and Guided Missile Submarines: Technological and Operational Synergies
Autor: | Johnson, Edward A. |
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EAN: | 9781249829188 |
Sachgruppe: | Soziologie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 40 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 17.10.2012 |
Schlagworte: | Education / Teaching |
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During the Cold War the United States developed the Trident class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to replace the aging fleet of forty-one Poseidon ballistic missile submarines. Each of the eighteen Trident class submarines built to carry the mantle of strategic nuclear deterrence was extremely large and quiet with tubes for twenty-four ballistic missiles. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States conducted a review of its nuclear posture, which determined that only fourteen of these submarines were necessary to meet the needs of U.S. national security.