Peace Activists

An American submarine pulls in to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Peace activists, the geniuses that they are, protest the presence of this "nuclear weapon" in their city. They make a case for it being dangerous to the people and the environment.

It's a nuclear reactor on a ship. It's a propulsion system. I think if they search their souls and start being honest, they will just admit that they hate the United States of America and any ship that came there would be a target of their ire.

It reminds me of when my submarine pulled in to Long Beach we were attacked by Greenpeace. I happened to be the Topside Petty Officer on duty, (I was in charge of security and access at the brow and I was armed with a .45). Two Greenpeace zodiacs and a Greenpeace helicopter suddenly appeared and were racing toward the boat. The had threatened in the paper that they were going to board our submarine and paint it red to symbolize the murder and death we represented. I called away "Repel Boarders" and sounded the alarm. Within 30-45 seconds there were 100 sailors topside armed with fire hoses, billy clubs, big wrenches, brooomsticks, mops, and several other people under me with shotguns and .45's. Greenpeace decided not to get to close. It was great.

Not sure if that was the last time a real live "repel boarders" was called on a U.S. Navy submarine (this was in 1989) but it isn't common.