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Nuclear Modernization

STRATCOM Chief Argues Against Delaying Next-Gen ICBM

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021

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STRATCOM Chief Argues Against Delaying Next-Gen ICBM

Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. (Photo: DoD)

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command said Tuesday the Pentagon must continue to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a next-generation system and it cannot undergo further life extension. “Let me be very clear – you cannot life extend Minuteman III. It is getting past the point of it’s not cost effective to life extend Minuteman III. You’re quickly getting to the point [where] you can’t do it at all,” Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic…

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