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Nuclear Modernization

Senators Still Favor Nuclear-Tipped Sea-Launched Cruise Missile That Was Zeroed Out In Biden Budget

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

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Senators Still Favor Nuclear-Tipped Sea-Launched Cruise Missile That Was Zeroed Out In Biden Budget

The Biden Administration’s desire to cancel a new lower-yield nuclear submarine-launched cruise missile still doesn’t sit well with the leadership of the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee. Both subcommittee Chair Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Ranking Member Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) supported a submarine launched cruise missile tipped with a nuke, called SLCM-N, at a hearing on Tuesday. They and the panel of non-government nuclear experts who testified at the hearing agreed that such a missile, or a comparable…

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