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No Decision Made Yet on Reusing Minuteman Siloes for Sentinel, Commander Says

Sarah Salem

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

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Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., said reusing the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile siloes for the replacement Sentinel in the future might not be “more efficient” or “cost effective.” Bussiere’s comments came at the April 30 Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center virtual forum “Modernizing the U.S. Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: Air and Land-based Legs of the Triad.” “Part of this process, post Nunn-McCurdy, is to look at the…

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