— Monica Helms and Laurence Watts and Jamison Green and and Dallas DennyThe Key had the distinction of being one of the Navy’s top-of-the-line, 1970s high-tech, Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines, also called Boomers. The term Boomer comes from the tremendous explosive power carried by FBM submarines, with their 16 multi-warhead missiles. When fully loaded and ready for sea, she carried more destructive power than all the explosives released in World War II combined.
Replicated under Fair Use from More Than Just A Flag by Monica Helms and Laurence Watts and Jamison Green and and Dallas Denny.