The Ohio-Class Submarine Has 1 Mission: Destroy Russia In A Nuclear War

[rebewranger]

The Ohio-Class Submarine Has 1 Mission: Destroy Russia In A Nuclear War

ByPeter SuciuPublished
20 hours ago
 
The Ohio-Class Submarine was built for a nuclear war against the Soviet Union. It would still carry out that mission against Russia or China if called upon today: When the USS Ohio (SSBN-726) was commissioned in 1981, the nuclear ballistic submarine was heralded by then-Vice President George H.W. Bush as providing “a new dimension in our nation’s strategic deterrence.” The submarine, which had been laid down five years earlier, was the first in a new class of eighteen nuclear-powered SSBNs built for the United States Navy.


The first eight boats were delivered with Trident C4 missiles, while the fourteen to follow were armed with the longer-range Trident D5 – a weapon that has been touted as being as accurate as ground-based ICBMs, and with the same response time and greater destructive effect.
 
Major Leap Forward

The Ohio-class has been seen as a major improvement over the previous Lafayette-class SSBNs, and the boats were faster, quieter, and easier to maintain. The crew facilities were also enhanced, and included two onboard libraries and other amenities.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/04/the-ohio-class-submarine-has-one-mission-destroy-russia-in-a-nuclear-war/

[rustynail]

Would the new woke leadership have the will to fulfil the mission?

[The_Reader_David]

Seems short sighted.  It would be far more useful for it to have two:  (1) destroy Russia in a nuclear war or (2) destroy China in a nuclear war.  Or maybe four (3) destroy North Korea in a nuclear war and (4) destroy Iran in a nuclear war.

Seriously shouldn't the targeting on our major nuclear weapons systems be flexible enough that they could conveniently be used against any nuclear armed adversary?