Dump the Subs
Our hearts go out to the men trapped in a Russian sub at the bottom of the sea (Aug. 15). But then we ask, “Why do we still have nuclear submarines?” They actually decrease our national security. In January 1995 Russian radar picked up a scientific missile over Norway. The Russians concluded that it had been launched by an American submarine and handed Boris Yeltsin the black box to launch the counterattack. Yeltsin had minutes to act or lose his missiles (launch on warning). In those few minutes they concluded that the missile was not headed in their direction.
We have START agreements to eliminate ICBMs. Why not an agreement to eliminate nuclear submarines?
EDWARD C. PERRY II
Palm Springs
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