Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), in a recent hearing, said an aircraft carrying a B61 bomb will be a “much reduced cost” alternative to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile aboard a conventional submarine. “I am not opposed to, you know, having a tactical nuclear option at sea,” Kelly said at a June 10 Senate Armed Services committee hearing to the witnesses, including Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby. “My big concern is…
SASC Member Says B61 Aboard Aircraft Carrier Better Option Than SLCM-N
Sarah Salem
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