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The idea of it being inside a container is interesting too, given how ubiquitous they are. You could have one on a transport ship or just sitting at a dock somewhere, undetectable until it's needed.



The missile that is a “wooden round” packed in a box has been the fashion at sea for a while now. I visited this ship

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Little_Rock_(CL-92)

which has this missile system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-8_Talos

and it has this insane workshop where the different parts of a missile are assembled below deck and then slid out through some bombproof doors to the launcher.

Today a missile ship doesn’t have all that drama and so many sailors messing with missiles, they just push a button and a door opens and the missile comes out.


Here's an article from the WarZone on Talos.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22599/the-talos-missil...




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