# F-35: top gun or 'dog'

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 22, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-top-gun-or-dog/666914 "2013-08-22T22:22:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-top-gun-or-dog/666914/299 "2013-09-13T12:36:10Z")

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If you want to talk about really absurd weapons systems, how about the conversion of Trident sub launched ICBMs to conventional warheads? Instead of the nuke, use a 1 billion missile (launched from a SSBN submarine), to deliver a 2 ton warhead! We can destroy a Taliban village for only 1 billion! This is the age ob absurd war-spend a fortune to attack a 15th century enemy,

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