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Ex-Gov’t Officials See Two Options for New Nuclear Armed INF-Range Missile

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

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Former government officials suggested Tuesday the Trump administration could reach for either the retired W84 warhead or the workhorse W80 warhead if it wants a nuclear-tipped option in the post-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces treaty era.Trump announced Saturday the U.S. would cease complying with the 1987 intermediate range nuclear forces (INF) treaty, which forbids the U.S. and Russia from testing or deploying ground-based missiles — conventional or nuclear — designed to operate between 500 kilometers and 5,500 kilometers, or about 310 miles and 3,100…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]