Could you not drill a diametric tunnel from US to India (they're diametrically opposite) and throw a SBM PC down the tunnel ? This'd save you a lot in shipping.
Of course, drilling a 13,000 km tunnel is never going to be easy, but you could always borrow some sentinels. Maybe a tunnel to Zion already exists, which would reduce the time you'll need to drill.
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