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US Congress only just failed to pass law to defund a new nuclear cruise missile program

Nuclear Cruise Missile Survives Challenge in House , Defense News June 16, 2016 WASHINGTON — The House today defeated an amendment to defund a new nuclear cruise missile program for the Air Force, despite a slowly rising chorus of influential voices arguing against the weapon…….

However, critics of the US nuclear modernization strategy have zeroed in on the Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) as a potential cut, arguing that its similarity to existing US weapons such as the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range mean it could be cut without dramatically altering America’s strategic posture……http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/budget/2016/06/16/nuclear-cruise-missile-survives-challenge-house-lrso-quigley/85991664/

June 17, 2016 - Posted by | general

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