I will say, it's unclear if they are currently equipped with single warheads or MIRVs.
Even if each missile had 3 independent targetable warheads you still need multiple subs.
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I will say, it's unclear if they are currently equipped with single warheads or MIRVs.
Even if each missile had 3 independent targetable warheads you still need multiple subs.
spat
.950 JDJ
The Ohios carry 24 missiles.
Each missile has 8-12 independently targetable warheads.
UGM-133 Trident II - Wikipedia UGM-133 Trident II - Wikipedia
That's up to 288 warheads from a single Ohio. Each warhead can be targeted independently.
288 warheads is more than enough to put an end to Iran as a society.
We have 14 SSBN Ohios. Each capable of laying waste to an entire continent.
They are slowly being replaced by the Colombias.
spat
.950 JDJ
The Tridents IIs can carry as many as 12 warheads each.
It's possible we have them loaded down to singles. But they're also quite capable of carrying 288 warheads per boat and launching them all to different targets within a span of a few minutes.
They fly in at a high hypersonic velocity (Mach 20+) and hit their target within just a few minutes of launch.
Iran would completely cease to exist literally before they even knew what was happening.
Guess you don't know how things escalate.
spat
.950 JDJ
I am familiar with how it's happened before.
But this isn't the assassination of Ferdinand.
Iran has no allies to drag into the fight with them.
In order to escalate into a world war you need allies on *both* sides of the conflict.
Now, Iran may be able to create plenty more enemies (and they seem to be doing a very good job of that), they have no allies to call on, and no potential allies that even *might* want a part of this.
So, how do you think this could escalate to anything but Iran alone vs us and whoever else wants in ?
Beerman
6.5 Creedmoor
June, 2025, we were told tha5 Iran’s enrichment facilities were ‘totally obliterated,” and that they were pounded 20 years into the future. February, 2026, we were informed that Iran was two weeks away from having nuclear weapons. One of those statements is a lie.
When Trump tore up the JCPOA in 2018, we no longer had the ability to visually monitor and inspect Iran’s uranium production labs. That allowed Iran to have 8 years of unmonitored production to do whatever they wanted, because there was no more agreement. If you think that has NOTHING to do with Iran enriching uranium over the past 8 years, you’re fooling yourself.
They dont have nuclear weapons. They weren’t even close to building their own.
Beerman
6.5 Creedmoor
WWII, something something Japan, US oil blockade, something, 2026 something China oil, something Hormuz, blocked, nothing to see here.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
They have Allies , Russia and China , sure they arnt going to jump directly into the fight .Just like US was with great Britain and Russia, but they will supply and arm , share intelligence with them as much as they can, they will and have sent advisors to Iran. If it wasnt for them, I think Iran may have cracked already.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Yeah theres a lot going on globally , You never know what spark may hit