US Needs Sea-Based Nuclear Capability To Ensure Second-Strike Capability
By C. Todd Lopez
The U.S. needs all three legs of its nuclear triad, including the land-based intercontinental..
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Submarine-launched cruise missile
Seaborne weapon
A submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a submarine. Current versions are typically standoff weapons known as land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs), which are used to attack predetermined land targets with conventional or nuclear payloads. Anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) are also used, and some submarine-launched cruise missiles have variants for both functions.
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