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Nuclear Modernization

Nuke Refreshes ‘Just Barely in Time,’ NNSA ‘Challenged’ to Deliver, Hyten Says

Thursday, September 17th, 2020

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Nuke Refreshes ‘Just Barely in Time,’ NNSA ‘Challenged’ to Deliver, Hyten Says

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Photo: Dan Leone.

Congress’ fight over the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) 2021 budget poses “challenges” for rolling out new nuclear delivery systems and carrier vehicles that already are poised to debut “just barely in time,” the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday morning. “If you’ve been in the acquisition business in this building very long, programs don’t always deliver just in time,” Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the No. 2 uniformed officer in the U.S. military, said during…

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