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Cooperating on Nukes Better Than Sharing Them, Navy Strat Systems Chief Says

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

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Cooperating on Nukes Better Than Sharing Them, Navy Strat Systems Chief Says

Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO)-28 test launches two Trident II D5 missiles from the USS Nebraska off the coast of southern California. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy is happy to share knowledge about weapons with the Air Force, so long as it does not actually have to share a nuclear weapon with the Air Force, the sea service’s director for strategic systems programs said Tuesday. “I think a couple years ago, commonality started to put us on a path where I’m not sure it was getting the teams where it needed to get us,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe said during a question and answer session…

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