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Next-gen Nuke Missiles Sail Through Senate

Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

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The Senate on Thursday approved a 2019 Pentagon spending bill that provided a small boost for development of a next-generation, nuclear-tipped air-launched cruise missile, and met the White House’s funding request for development of the next nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile.While the Senate approved less funding for both efforts than did the House, the big-ticket weapons-development programs have been on stable footing all throughout budget negotiations this summer and have sailed through subcommittee, committee, and now floor votes without any serious…

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