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Taylor To Gates: No SSBN(X) Money Without Navy Analysis

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Monday, April 26th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The head of a House panel is raising serious concerns about the analysis behind the Navy's $85 billion Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine replacement, and told the defense secretary he may push to deny funding for it. House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) said he is concerned by "the manner in which Navy has determined that the only acceptable solution to replacing the capability of the Ohio-class strategic submarine is to utilize the Trident II D5…

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