EP29 The Handmaidens of the Apocalypse
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
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Nuclear Submarine Stealth
- Nuclear submarines are incredibly difficult to locate underwater.
- A former head of America's nuclear submarine forces said locating a grapefruit-sized object in space is easier than finding a nuclear submarine.
- This stealth capability makes them a terrifying and controversial component of the nuclear triad.
- Their undetectability contributes to their nickname in Washington: Handmaidens of the Apocalypse.
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