"N. Polmar's excellent suggestion to establish a submarine aggressor capability in the December 2003 issue of the 'Proceedings' deserves further consideration. In the mid-1980s, the idea of an aggressor squadron was discussed but went without formal proposal or vetting. Problem was those ships were still front-line units then, and two of them, the Barbel and the Darter were forward-deployed to Japan. Polmar has correctly identified the two greatest areas of decision, if an aggressor capability has to be established as a uniquely conventional one, namely, where to get platforms and where to get people."