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King Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

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King Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review

Sen. Angus King (I/D-Me.)

The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program to replace nuclear-tipped Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles should proceed as planned and the Biden administration’s nuclear posture review will be “unlike any that went before it” because of China’s rise on the world stage, the chair of the Senate Armed Forces strategic forces subcommittee said Tuesday. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with Democrats, made the remarks at a virtual forum hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think-tank.…

Congress

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