Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 20 hours agoFrench nuclear attack submarine surfaces at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after Trump threatens to annex Canada (March 10)lemmy.caimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down127
arrow-up1607arrow-down1imageFrench nuclear attack submarine surfaces at Halifax, Nova Scotia, after Trump threatens to annex Canada (March 10)lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 20 hours agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squareDaddleDew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-219 hours agoTo be accurate, this is a nuclear propelled attack submarine. It does not carry nuclear warheads and is not what we normally call a “nuclear deterrent”.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI believe you, but do you have a source? That’s a pretty big distinction when you’re calling it a “nuclear attack submarine”!
minus-squareDaddleDew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoI used to look for submarines for a living. But you don’t have to believe me: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_submarine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_submarine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffren-class_submarine
To be accurate, this is a nuclear propelled attack submarine. It does not carry nuclear warheads and is not what we normally call a “nuclear deterrent”.
I believe you, but do you have a source? That’s a pretty big distinction when you’re calling it a “nuclear attack submarine”!
I used to look for submarines for a living. But you don’t have to believe me:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_submarine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_submarine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffren-class_submarine