Global Strike Still On Pentagon Wish List
Arms Control Today › Vol. 37 Nbr. 3, April 2007
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The initial phase calls for substituting conventional warheads for nuclear warheads on two submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) for each of the dozen deployed U.S. ballistic missile submarines. Lt. Col. Randi Steffy, chief of operations for U.S. Strategic Command public affairs, told Arms Control Today in a Feb. 21 e-mail that the SLBM conversion is "only the first step in a larger plan for prompt global strike."
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Global Strike Still On Pentagon Wish List
Picture a grim scenario: U.S. intelligence learns that terrorists in a remote location are preparing an attack against the United States. The window of opportunity to react is a few hours at most, and no U.S. air, ...
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