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Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseSeries: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Here it Comes

From beneath the sea....

PACIFIC OCEAN (February 12, 2020) -- An unarmed Trident II (D5LE) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launches from submerged United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) off the coast of San Diego, CA.

                                            USS Maine (SSBN 741)

The successful missile launch demonstrated the readiness of USS Maine’s (SSBN 741) strategic weapon system and crew following the submarine’s recently-completed major overhaul.

When armed, the Trident II missile pictured here emerging from beneath the sea can carry up to 14 massive long-range independently- (and very precisely-) targeted nuclear weapons....and is a key element of the U.S. strategic nuclear triad....strengthening U.S. strategic deterrence.

(In plain language....these missiles are so powerful, accurate and nasty....they are designed to prevent war....and almost demand peace.)

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                                   United States Strategic Nuclear Triad

The pluses (left columns) and minuses (right columns) of the United States nuclear triad -- manned bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM).

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