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

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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