missile sub
Armed nuclear vessel
A missile sub is a submarine designed to carry and launch missiles, typically nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.
These vessels serve as mobile, hard-to-detect launch platforms, forming a key component of nuclear deterrence strategy.
The full term is missile submarine, but the clipped form dominates casual and journalistic usage: The missile sub surfaced in the North Atlantic.
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- TridentBallistic missile designation
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
underwater · deep dive · navy · naval base · periscope · sonar · dive · hull · reactor · silent · silent running · patrol · ocean · depth · launch · warhead · second strike · boomer
- submarinessubs, torpedo, hull, submariners, U-boats
- naval shipsaircraft carrier, gunboat, patrol boat, minesweeper, torpedo boat
missile subaircraft carrier
Warship with flight deck
battleship · destroyer · cruiser · frigate · dreadnought
missile, sub, missiles, missive, missives, mission, missions, missionary, missionaries