{"id":504266,"date":"2022-10-27T20:46:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-moves-to-scrap-trump-era-sea-launched-nuclear-missile-program\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T20:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:46:24","slug":"biden-moves-to-scrap-trump-era-sea-launched-nuclear-missile-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-moves-to-scrap-trump-era-sea-launched-nuclear-missile-program\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden moves to scrap Trump-era sea-launched nuclear missile program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed79408fc9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed79408fc9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-moves-to-scrap-trump-era-sea-launched-nuclear-missile-program\/#Biden_moves_to_scrap_Trump-era_sea-launched_nuclear_missile_program\" >Biden moves to scrap Trump-era sea-launched nuclear missile program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biden_moves_to_scrap_Trump-era_sea-launched_nuclear_missile_program\"><\/span>Biden moves to scrap Trump-era sea-launched nuclear missile program<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/austinlloyd_101222_AP_Olivier-Matthys.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration is seeking to scrap the U.S. military\u2019s development of nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles, despite recommendations to the contrary from top officials, according to the Pentagon\u2019s new\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2022\/Oct\/27\/2003103845\/-1\/-1\/1\/2022-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-NPR-MDR.PDF\">National Defense Strategy<\/a>\u00a0released Thursday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision, which comes over top Defense Department officials\u2019 public recommendations to keep the weapon, is part of\u00a0a sweeping new strategy calling for better military deterrence in the face of threats from Russia and China. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The document, which also includes a review of America\u2019s nuclear arsenal and missile defenses, reverses the Trump administration\u2019s 2018\u00a0move to develop a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N), a weapon meant to focus specifically on a Russian threat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. will still maintain a submarine-launched nuclear arsenal. <\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration said the Trump-era program was \u201cno longer necessary,\u201d as the United States already has the \u201cmeans to deter limited nuclear use.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the decision on Thursday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. nuclear weapons inventory is already significant and that officials had determined the submarine-launched cruise missile wasn\u2019t a necessary add.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe determined, as we looked at our inventory, that we did not need that capability. We have a lot of capability in our nuclear inventory,\u201d Austin told reporters at the Pentagon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that he doesn\u2019t believe the move sends any message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose current nuclear saber-rattling over Ukraine has prompted renewed scrutiny of the United States\u2019 nuclear arsenal. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe understands what our capability is, and \u2026 we\u2019ll continue to move forward,\u201d Austin said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The administration\u2019s decision to cancel the missile is not entirely surprising, as it\u00a0falls in line with its Navy\u2019s fiscal 2023 budget request released earlier this year. The service hoped to eliminated funding for research and development into the new SLCM-N, indicating that the program was \u201ccost prohibitive and the acquisition schedule would have delivered capability late to need.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the document\u2019s release, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters that the program was cut because even with full funding, the missiles would not be ready until 2035.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Biden administration still wants billions of dollars to refurbish the three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad \u2014 composed of\u00a0ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, bomber aircraft and submarine-launched weapons, all with nuclear payloads \u2014\u00a0but looks to save by slashing the development of the\u00a0SLCM-N.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in April told lawmakers that his views on the SLCM-N and other\u00a0low-yield nuclear weapons\u00a0have not altered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milley had backed the Trump-era weapons decision in written answers\u00a0during his 2019 Senate confirmation process, writing that they \u201care necessary to enable our flexible and tailored deterrence strategy as we modernize aging nuclear forces.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMy position on SLCM-N has not changed,\u201d Milley told the House Armed Services Committee in April. \u201cMy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> view is that this president or any president deserves to have multiple options to deal with national security situations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Congress could still move to resist the Pentagon effort to cancel the missile.\u00a0\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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