The author seems have been very liberal with his facts. The Swedish navy doesn’t have a sub called the NemoSaltadSobrius-the sub they sent was the HMS Gotland. Even the NBC report mentions that.
About the Chinese, for one they don’t need to get anywhere near the continental US to launch a missile attack. They have nuclear-powered subs which have tested and are probably equipped with missiles with a range in excess of 5,000+ miles.
Also, isn’t the Swedish sub an attack sub, not a missle sub ? It may carry cruise missles, but certainly not ICBM’s.
True and Russia as well has the range to reach us with their own nukes. But this will never happen, at least not by these countries or any other government which has defined borders for the country it controls.
America has at a minimum 20 nuclear subs on patrol throughout the world at all times, each one having about 24 nuclear missiles of the MIRV variety meaning about 10 nukes per missile with each war head independently targeted. Do the math, 20 x 24x 10 = 4800 nukes which can be directed at any target on the planet within a time frame of several hours to 3-4 days depending on the location of our submarine.
Tracing where a nuke comes from is relatively easy also and is dome by using technology which allows the ‘signature’ of the reactor from which the material for the bomb was generated.
My belief is the world has been already put on notice that if this nation is ever attacked with nukes, the offending nation or in fact which ever Nation we SAY is the offending nation will be reduced to a mountain of radioactive slag within hours. In the case of a terrorist attack the strongholds of the terrorists would be nuked and probably those Nations who are known to support them financially such as Iran and Saudi Arabia.
About the Chinese, for one they don’t need to get anywhere near the continental US to launch a missile attack. They have nuclear-powered subs which have tested and are probably equipped with missiles with a range in excess of 5,000+ miles.
That’s true.
Unless they wanted us to see it.
But not to worry!!!
They have got half the blogosphere to call it an airliner which does it everyday, and woe to anyone who stands in their way!
Cackle.
Watch out, Korah, you might want to put yer flame retardant suit on ...