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Top HASC Dem Says U.S. Wants to Buy Too Many New ICBMs

Wednesday, September 5th, 2018

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Top HASC Dem Says U.S. Wants to Buy Too Many New ICBMs

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The U.S. does not need as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as the Air Force plans to build, and Congress should take another look at a low-yield warhead lawmakers just approved, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said on Wednesday."I think we have too many ICBMs [intercontinental ballistic missiles], absolutely,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told Defense Daily. “Does that mean we get rid of them all? I don’t know. But we certainly don’t need as many as they’re…

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