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Joint Chiefs Chair Nominee Will Look For Gaps in U.S. Nuke Arsenal, Upgrade NNSA Stockpile Stewardship

Joint Chiefs Chair Nominee Will Look For Gaps in U.S. Nuke Arsenal, Upgrade NNSA Stockpile Stewardship
Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 P.M. Pacific Time on Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

If confirmed as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown vows support for nuclear weapons modernization efforts underway at the U.S. National Laboratories and will undertake a review of the nuclear arsenal to identify capability “gaps,” he said in recent written testimony. Brown testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee for more than two hours on Tuesday, answering an array of questions, none of which were about U.S. nukes, warheads or delivery…

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