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Smaller Force, Smarter Strategy, Greater Savings
On the radar: Cartwright and Pickering testify on a smaller, less costly force; GBIs are expensive; Sally Ride; Update from Istanbul; Romney on nuclear policy; Congressman Dicks on nuclear cuts; Sub worker fired, soon incarcerated; and Kim Jong-Un, married man.   Read more »
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Posted on July 25, 2012
Sinking the Navy with Excessive Nuclear Requirements
In tight budget times, the U.S. Navy cannot afford to waste funds on excessive capabilities for outdated Cold War weapons. Yet that is what some in Congress are attempting to do by blocking retirement of excess nuclear-armed submarines. As part of the Navy’s plan to replace its fleet nuclear-armed submarines, the Navy expects the number of subs in service to dip from 12 to 10 for much of the 2030s – a budget and strategy plan that the Navy believes is manageable. Read more »
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Posted by Ben Loehrke on May 14, 2012
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