Air Force Seeks New Land-Based And Air-Launched Nukes

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force is soliciting industry proposals to build a new fleet of long-range nuclear missiles as well as replacements for its air-launched nuclear cruise missile force.

The two projects are part of a near-total rebuild of the nation's nuclear arsenal expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars over 30 years.

The Air Force said Friday that it intends to award the first contracts for a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, next summer. It would replace the existing Minuteman 3 ICBMs. The estimated cost is $62.3 billion.

The Air Force also is requesting contractor proposals for a new-generation nuclear cruise missile. It provided no cost estimate.

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[forest444]

1. They can do what so many teachers do when they need more supplies.

Host a bake sale.

Try not to eat the profits, generals.

[Shipwack]

4. "One of These Days (or Else!)"

One-a these days (ONE-A THESE DAYS)
One-a these days (ONE-A THESE DAYS)
One-a these days, one-a these days
OR ELSE!

Our school will get the money it needs for smaller classes,
And the Navy will hold a bake sale to build a battleship.

[Chorus]

And Johnny will get the money he needs for that operation,
And the Air Force will hold a raffle to buy a bomber.

[Chorus]

(Pete Seeger, David Bernz and A.N. Onymous. Music by Pete Seeger)

[forest444]

5. Someday a great artist should write something about the $8 trillion "missing" from Pentagon accounts

In the meantime, this'll have to do:

[Statistical]

2. Hell no (although the AF will probably get it)

We have a very capable SLBM fleet. UK dropped the rest of the obsolete nuclear triad and they have managed to not get nuked off the planet.

The cruise missile component is even more stupid. If hypothetically a couple thousands warheads launched from sub plus a couple hundred more launched by silos are "not enough" a few easily shot down bombers launching cruise missiles aren't going to change anything.

The AF just can't accept they are no longer needed for strategic defense.

[Plucketeer]

3. YES - YES! More nukes

More and better arsenals of doom! SO much more important than helping our citizens! So passionately proud will have either a Hawk or a maniac to wield these tools of death.

Intelligent life forms!

[IronLionZion]

6. Former SecDef William Perry is adamantly against this

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-jperry/nuclear-catastrophe-risk_b_9019558.html

We do not need a new arms race to make America great again