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Orbital scanning tech is getting more advanced by the year. Submarines may lose their stealth advantage by the end of the decade
We are comparing them to something that you can detect by looking up. They will never lose that advantage.
It doesn't fucking matter if the satellites are easier to detect. The job of a sub isn't to kill satellites. It's job is to stay hidden and be ready to nuke a country in a retaliatory strike as a deterrent.
Subs are slow, and very high value targets if you're looking at a potential nuclear exchange. If a sub is spotted, it's going to be added to the list of first strike targets so the attacker doesn't have to worry about retaliation.
So, putting the missiles in orbit instead of the submarine improves exactly what on that list of requirements?
The missiles will be significantly harder to hit than the submarine in a few years.
Are there missile defense systems? Yes, but taking down short range missiles is significantly easier than ICBMs or hypersonic missiles. It's like hitting a bullet with another bullet if you don't catch it early in the launch.
And you're forgetting that MIRV's are a thing. Missile defense systems have limited capacity and are expensive to field. Meanwhile you can use MIRV's to multiply the effective number of missiles you're launching for not much extra cost.
The missiles that pass over your head in a fixed time 16 times a day?
Way to completely misread what I said.
The missiles won't be harder to hit in the future. Submarines are going to be that much easier to hit.
Are you done being a dick now?
Take a look at what invention you are talking about.
Jfc you're dense. Just shut the fuck up