Killing Carriers

[stilleto69]

Originally Posted by kato13

So then it comes down to the question: were nuclear weapons used at sea before the hard date presented in canon?

If they were that brings up other issues like potentially greater civilian EMP/evacuation preparedness and longer time for continuance of government plans to implemented. I think as soon as any nuke is used anywhere those wheels would go in motion.

Kato -
You bring up a good point. If we try to use nuclear weapons before the hard date given in cannon, that raises all sorts of questions not to mention opening a whole new can of "cannon/non-cannon" worms.