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2006-05-11 Science & Technology

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Posted by Steve 2006-05-11 08:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Need to put a couple in the Straits of Hormuz!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2006-05-11 09:17|| 2006-05-11 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I wouldn't be surprised if two were always tasked to Diago Garcia.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-11 09:26|| 2006-05-11 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 What does SSGN stand for?

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-11 17:38|| 2006-05-11 17:38|| Front Page Top

#4 The SS denotes a submarine, the G denotes "guided missile," and the N denotes nuclear power.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-11 17:50|| 2006-05-11 17:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Submersible Ship, Guided Missle, Nuclear - "N"
indics both possibility of nuclear weapons on-board [tacmissles,nuke torpedoes, etc] +
type of ship power. In decades past the Navy would admit only to SSN/SSGN/SSN(A)subs being machinally nuke-powered, but not admit to type of weapons being carried [conventional or nuke].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-11 23:37|| 2006-05-11 23:37|| Front Page Top

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