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AoA For Prompt Global Strike To Go To JROC This Summer, Chilton Says

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford An in-depth study examining four options for a long-term non-nuclear strike capability for hitting time-sensitive targets around the globe will be reviewed by a top Pentagon board in the coming months, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said yesterday. This Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for the Prompt Global Strike (PGS) mission "is in the process of being briefed out, to come out to the Joint Requirements (Oversight) Council this summer," STRACOM head Air Force Gen. Kevin…

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