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United States Arsenal (5547 words) |
 | Even though U.S. ballistic missile submarines will be capable of maintaining day-to-day deterrence with instant retargeting, robust communications, and excellent accuracy, the Minuteman III is being retained largely because of entrenched interests in maintaining the Cold War construct of the U.S. nuclear triad. |
| The Ohios that operate in the Pacific are based at Bangor, Washington, while those in the Atlantic are based at King's Bay, Georgia. |
| The Ohio class submarines have maintained a 2/3 at-sea rate by having two crews (designated Blue and Gold), which alternate on 70 day patrols, interrupted only by a 25 day refit period, with an overhaul every 9 years. |
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Ohio class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (973 words) |
| The Ohio class are the largest submarines ever constructed for the US Navy, and are second only to the Russian Typhoon class submarine in mass and size. |
| After the end of the cold war plans called for Ohio to be retired in 2002, followed by three of her sisters. |
| Ohios are comparable in size to the Oscar class of the Russian Navy. |
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