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Garamendi Introduces Bill To Pause GBSD Development Until 2031

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

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Garamendi Introduces Bill To Pause GBSD Development Until 2031

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test on Feb. 5 last year at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A bill introduced in the House on Wednesday looks to pause development of the future Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile until 2031 and instead focus on extending the service life of the Minuteman III missiles to 2040. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, is leading the bill, which would also pause the development of the GBSD’s W87-1 warhead, as a means of potentially saving tens of billions of dollars. “Forging ahead…

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