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Biden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, November 18th, 2021

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Biden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met virtually on Nov. 15.

As the Biden administration conducts its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the administration is opposing a draft defense authorization bill provision that would prohibit a reduction below 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman III ICBMs. Section 1626 of a House report on its version of the bill "would prohibit the Department of Defense from reducing, or preparing to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States during fiscal year 2022." "It would also prohibit the Department…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]