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Esper: INF Treaty Withdrawal Could Help Army Meet Future Long-Range Missile Goals

Esper: INF Treaty Withdrawal Could Help Army Meet Future Long-Range Missile Goals
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper (right) speaking at the American Enterprise Institute. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Secretary of the Army on Thursday said a potential move to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty could set the service up to go after missile technology needed for future multi-domain operations.Secretary Mark Esper, during a discussion at the American Enterprise Institute, called the Army’s long-range precision fires effort his top modernization priority.“It’s the ability to shoot great distances and either, for example, support the Air Force by suppressing enemy air defenses at hundreds upon hundreds of…

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