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Ballistic missile submarine
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Ballistic missile submarine
A
ballistic missile submarine
is a
submarine
deploying
submarine-launched ballistic missiles
(SLBMs) with
nuclear warheads
. These submarines became a major weapon system in the
Cold War
because of their
nuclear deterrence
capability. They can fire missiles thousands of kilometers from their targets, and
acoustic quieting
makes them very difficult to detect (see
acoustic signature
), thus making them a survivable deterrent in the event of a
first strike
and a key element of the
mutual assured destruction
policy of nuclear deterrence. Their deployment has been dominated by the
United States
and the
Soviet Union
/
Russia
, with smaller numbers in service with
France
, the
United Kingdom
,
China
, and most recently
India
.
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