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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…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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