George Washington Class

By the austere argumentation of the Cold War, submarines armed with cardinal nuclear missiles did abundant to accumulate the peace. Hidden beneath the ocean and acutely difficult to detect, the nuclear-powered ballistic missile abysmal (SSBN) was the absolute deterrent.
A abeyant antagonist knew that even if a abruptness nuclear advance wiped out land-based missiles and bombers afore they were launched, the SSBNs (or "boomers") would survive to retaliate.
The world's aboriginal SSBN was the USS George Washington, aboriginal ordered in 1957 and commissioned in 1959. Earlier Soviet subs had agitated nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, but they were diesel-powered boats with bound endurance.
The George Washington's nuclear propulsion enabled it to abide underwater for months after surfacing. Each of the 5 boats in the George Washington Class agitated 16 Polaris missiles, giving a individual abysmal the adequacy to demolish an opponent's heartland.