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Nuclear Modernization

Cut Other Programs for Nukes, Not Nukes for Other Programs, ICBM-State Senator Says

Monday, March 22nd, 2021

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Cut Other Programs for Nukes, Not Nukes for Other Programs, ICBM-State Senator Says

Non-nuclear weapons programs should be prepared to pay the bills for the nuclear programs, if it comes to that, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), one of the biggest nuclear weapons stakeholders left on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Monday. “Nuclear deterrence is the number one mission of the Department of Defense,” Fischer said in an online forum hosted by the Washington-based think tank, the Heritage Foundation. “That means when you’re putting together a budget, it’s the first thing, it’s the…

Army

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Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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