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Nuclear Modernization

Poll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Voter Support for ICBM Refresh

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

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Poll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Voter Support for ICBM Refresh

The Air Force test launches a Minuteman III ICBM. Photo: Air Force.

A new poll commissioned in August by the Mitchell Institute here shows that a bipartisan group of U.S. voters favored acquisition of a new ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile fleet. The online poll, conducted in August 2021 by Washington-based communications firm Seven Letter, sampled 2,150 people who voted in the 2020 election. The study oversampled voters in 10 states with either intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos or industry that supports such missiles. Oversampling can increase pollsters’ insight into populations that make…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]