Threat assessments of massive wars do not happen when the clock strikes midnight. Countries know that ahead of time, much ahead. Political negotiations happen to buy time etc. Havent we seen all this before in WWII? US does not lease now but in a make or break scenario, the US can do anything, including training and deployment of assets. What do you want us to do with SSBNs that we simply dont use? Russia already leases nuke subs to India. And that is not even a secret. What is so surprising about the US leasing one to close allies? But right now, there is really no threat perception from China and existing threats have been covered one way or the other through minimum deterrents. Unless, China ends up developing some technology that puts these countries below the minimum deterrence levels, I really dont see us equipping anyone with SSBNs and/or training them. US officers with local personnel I am sure is a potent combination. The end goal is to have a presence of SSBNs there that will avert war. Docking facilities in these countries and access to their manpower should do it. US never fully transfers though. I am sure we will have our officers onboard. But the point is can these countries get access to US SSBNs to prevent war? Yes, they can. But china knows this already. So, it is already a stalemate.
