I don't think its illegal because the sub itself isn't a nuclear weapons platform in itself, and if we're buying 688's instead of 688i they don't have the nuclear capable tomahawk launch tubes. If you went by the letter of the law then the CF-18's would breech our non-proliferation treaty because they can carry low yield gravity bombs.
IF we could get the 688's for cheap enough they'd be a great addition to our navy and allow us to properly patrol the arctic.
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