What type of missile is launched from ballistic missile tubes on an SSBN?

• A. SLBMs
• B. Anti-ship missiles
• C. Surface-to-air missiles
• D. Underwater missiles

Answer: (A)

Missiles launched from ballistic missile tubes on an SSBN are Sea-Launched Ballistic Missiles. An SSBN is a submarine equipped to patrol underwater and fire long-range ballistic missiles from vertical tubes, providing stealthy, strategic deterrence. These missiles are built for intercontinental reach and typically carry reentry vehicles to strike distant targets, often with multiple warheads.

Other options don’t fit because anti-ship missiles are designed to hit surface ships and are deployed on surface ships or some submarines, not specifically from ballistic tubes on an SSBN. Surface-to-air missiles are for defending against aircraft. The term underwater missiles isn’t a standard category for the missiles carried in SSBNs.