James Madison-class submarine
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The James Madison-class submarine was a series of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines built during the Cold War to provide strategic nuclear deterrence.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ |
| armament |
submarine-launched ballistic missiles
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torpedoes ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States Navy submarine classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory | Cold War submarines of the United States ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | nuclear ballistic missile submarines of the United States ⓘ |
| classification | fleet ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewEnvironment | submerged operations for extended patrols ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | open ocean ⓘ |
| deploymentPattern | continuous at-sea deterrent patrols ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States naval architects ⓘ |
| designedFor | ballistic missile deployment ⓘ |
| designPurpose | long-endurance submerged operations ⓘ |
| era | Cold War era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewType | Blue and Gold crews ⓘ |
| hasHullClassificationSymbol | SSBN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. Navy SSBN force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor |
Polaris ballistic missiles
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Poseidon ballistic missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Trident I C4 ballistic missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile | nuclear deterrent patrols ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalClass | James Madison class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearTriadComponent | sea-based leg ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Navy submarine fleet
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United States strategic nuclear forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lafayette-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | sea-based nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| stealthFeature | ability to remain hidden underwater for extended periods ⓘ |
| strategicAssetFor | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicDoctrine | mutually assured destruction ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | deterrence patrols ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| strategicRole | second-strike capability ⓘ |
| submarineType | SSBN ⓘ |
| technology | submarine-launched ballistic missile system ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War nuclear deterrence strategy ⓘ |
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United States Navy submarine USS Brien McMahon (SSBN-642) named in his honor
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USS Brien McMahon (SSBN-642)
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James Madison-class ballistic missile submarines
subject surface form:
Ohio-class submarine
this entity surface form:
James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine