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Old 16th Feb 2015, 15:49
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N-a-B, not at all.

The peripheral point is that the system cost is one thing, infrastructure and force protection something else.

There are some many variables of course with a deployed SSBN having by far the best protection, reaction time and reach. Dave, OTOH, can be deployed as a very visible deterrent, a la V-Force during Confrontation, but a deployment time in days and a response time in hours (flash to bang).

Taking out one SSBN would reduce the deterrent by a minimum of 25%. Neutralizing 25% of the F35 deterrent should be impossible.
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