Problems with components are mostly responsible for the two-year delay to the warhead for the next nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missile, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) told lawmakers Wednesday. There are “few components that are pacing the schedule” for the W80-4, Jill Hruby, administrator of the NNSA, told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing. An NNSA spokesperson did not immediately reply Wednesday to a request for comment about the type, number and condition of the…
