[M1Tanker]

With even a small (5 kiloton) nuke, how accurate does it have to be?

Anti-Sub Warfare may now come back in style. If these subs go into international waters or approach US territories, then we must now assume they are there to attempt a nuke launch.

[Edgerunner]

a Seawolf probably already has the signatures of all of Iran's ocean going war vessels.

[mkjessup]

With even a small (5 kiloton) nuke, how accurate does it have to be?

Good point but I'm not convinced that the Iranians are that far along in getting a nuke small enough to go on one those sub launched missiles, although I readily admit that I may be mistaken on that.

Anti-Sub Warfare may now come back in style. If these subs go into international waters or approach US territories, then we must now assume they are there to attempt a nuke launch.

I heartily agree, and I think that we should already be shadowing ALL Iranian subs and that it wouldn't be a bad idea to send a message to Mr. Shout-Down-The-Well-At-The-12th-Imam by sinking his damn subs right NOW, to-DAY, and let them wonder what happened and why they're not getting any more radio traffic from their vaunted submariners.

They might suspect that the U.S. sunk their boats, but how in Hell are they going to prove it?

Let 'em try.