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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Rear Admiral John S. Thach warned at an antisubmarine conference in Rochester, N.Y., that a dozen Soviet submarines with intermediate-range missiles could destroy 70% of the U.S. economy in a surprise attack. He highlighted the vulnerability of U.S. population centers and called for undersea early warning radar.
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ROCHESTER, N. Y.; (AP) - Rear
Admiral John S. Thach, key officer in U. S. anti-submarine defense, said yesterday a dozen Soviet submarines, packing intermediate-range missiles "could wipe out 70 per cent of our economy in one surprise blow."
Thach did not say, in an address prepared for an antisubmarine conference, whether the Soviets have missile-firing submarines. Moscow has announced development of a 700-mile missile to be launched from submarines.
"Not one single square inch of the United States is more than 1,500 miles from submarineable waters -
and 1,500 miles is just medium range for today's missiles.
Most of our population sits at point-blank range, with only minutes early warning,"
Thach said.
Thach said the United States needs some sort of undersea early warning radar that can make the oceans as transparent as the air.
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could wipe out 70 per cent of our economy in one surprise blow
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Rear Admiral John S. Thach stated that a dozen Soviet submarines with intermediate-range missiles could destroy 70% of the U.S. economy in a surprise attack. He noted the U.S. is entirely within 1,500 miles of submarine-accessible waters, leaving population centers at point-blank range with minimal warning. Thach advocated for undersea early warning radar and mentioned Moscow's announcement of a 700-mile submarine-launched missile.