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Nuclear Modernization

Rein in Nuke Spending ‘Til January, Keep GBSD, Avoid ‘Big Leap’ on LRSO, Armed Service Chair Says

Tuesday, June 29th, 2021

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Rein in Nuke Spending ‘Til January, Keep GBSD, Avoid ‘Big Leap’ on LRSO, Armed Service Chair Says

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

Nuclear weapons spending should be kept at a minimum until the White House finishes a review of the arsenal in January, but the Air Force’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile program should be left alone, for now, the chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday. On the other hand, the service should avoid a “big leap” on the Long Range Standoff weapon, a proposed, nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missile, until after the Biden Administration’s nuclear posture review is done, Rep.…

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