Title page

Contents

Lessons of the Pacific War: Informing a New Nuclear-Submarine Posture 3

Wartime Legacy to 21st-Century Submarine Pacific Posture 6

Assessment and Recommendations for the U.S. Navy 10

Conclusion 14

Maps

MAP 1. Naval Bases Relevant to Nuclear Submarine Operations Today 2

MAP 2. Pacific Submarine Operations and Bases of World War II 5

MAP 3. Proposed Pacific Nuclear Submarine Posture 13