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I think this is probably a bit of an overreaction, there's two basic types of Nuclear sub, either your Ballistic missile submarine, and they only need to be within 5,000 miles of their target. and your standard attack submarine, armed with torpedos and cruise missiles. So they wouldn't need to pass through the canal to fire

No major power in their right mind would transit a ballistic armed sub through the canal on the off chance that  that a local power decided to take a quick route to Nuclear weapon armed status, I think we can safely say that it's one of the little ones, of which there are probably two or three in the area already.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 10:57:48 AM EST
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Either kind is sufficient for theater nuclear war.  And yes, both kinds of subs are armed.  

There is no worry at all about Egypt hi-jacking a sub.  When our puppet government in Cairo joins the Islamic suicidists, then there might be cause.  

The Fates are kind.

by Gaianne on Thu Mar 27th, 2008 at 03:41:29 PM EST
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