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 | | The Navy wanted to be able to fire the missile out of a torpedo tube, which restricted its length to 6.25 meters (20 feet 6 inches), its diameter to 53 centimeters (21 inches), and its weight to 1,910 kilograms (4,200 pounds). |
 | | Since the Navy had decided to use their cruise missiles from surface ships as well as submarines, the acronym SLCM was redefined to mean "Ship Launched Cruise Missile". |
 | | On 20 August 1998, 13 SLCMs were launched against a suspected chemical weapons factory in the Sudan, and 66 were fired at six guerrilla training camps in Afghanistan, for a total expenditure of 79 missiles. |
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