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Minuteman III ICBM Follow-On Study Needs Cost Estimates For Success, GAO Says

Gally Articola

Monday, October 7th, 2013

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The Air Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), major stakeholders in the Minuteman III follow-on ICBM study, need to better coordinate their efforts to provide cost estimates for the program if the study is to succeed, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a recent report. GAO said in its report, ICBM Modernization: Approaches to Basing Options and Interoperable Warhead Designs Need Better Planning and Synchronization (GAO-13-831), reliable cost estimates are critical to any program because they provide the basis…

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