During this period, the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Two SSBN "Boomer" squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station, while one SSN attack squadron, Submarine Squadron 4, and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval Base. At the 1996 closure of the station's Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic (POMFLANT), over 2,500 nuclear warheads and their UGM-27 Polaris, UGM-73 Poseidon, and UGM-96 Trident I delivery missiles (SLBM) were stored and maintained, guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps security force company.
During this period , the Weapons Station was the Atlantic Fleet 's loadout base for all nuclear ballistic missile submarines . Two SSBN " Boomer " squadrons and a submarine tender were homeported at the Weapons Station , while one SSN attack squadron , Submarine Squadron 4 , and a submarine tender were homeported at the Naval Base . At the 1996 closure of the station 's Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic ( POMFLANT ) , over 2,500 nuclear warheads and their UGM-27 Polaris , UGM-73 Poseidon , and UGM-96 Trident I delivery missiles ( SLBM ) were stored and maintained , guarded by a U.S. Marine Corps security force company .
How many nuclear warheads were stored at the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic station?
How many nuclear warheads were stored at the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic station ?
2,500 nuclear warheads
2,500 nuclear warheads