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GBSD Armored Against Treaty, Posture Changes, AF Officers Say

GBSD Armored Against Treaty, Posture Changes, AF Officers Say
An Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a test Feb. 23 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Air Force’s top nuclear procurement officer on Monday positioned the service’s effort to build its next nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile as a way to shore up the nuclear-industrial base for decades and create a weapon that arms control treaties can’t kill. The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the first lot of which which prime Northrop Grumman [NOC] is building under a $13-billion contract awarded in 2019, “is being built and will be fielded in full compliance with the New…

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