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The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
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The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
By Megan Eckstein
May 13, 04:20 PM
An unarmed Trident II missile launches from Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12, 2020
An unarmed Trident II missile launches from Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12, 2020. (MC2 Thomas Gooley/Navy)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy remains opposed to buying ship-launched nuclear weapons, even though some in the Pentagon have pushed back.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told House and Senate lawmakers this week forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible but a burden as they have more pressing missions.
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The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
By Megan Eckstein
May 13, 04:20 PM
An unarmed Trident II missile launches from Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12, 2020
An unarmed Trident II missile launches from Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12, 2020. (MC2 Thomas Gooley/Navy)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy remains opposed to buying ship-launched nuclear weapons, even though some in the Pentagon have pushed back.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told House and Senate lawmakers this week forcing surface ships or attack submarines to haul around nuclear-tipped missiles would be feasible but a burden as they have more pressing missions.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland
The Navy doesn’t want nukes on ships, despite interest from some combatant commanders
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I'm not Navy, but I thought part of our triad nuclear defense was nuclear attack submarines. We must maintain readiness at all costs. First the Commandant of the Marines what's to change the Table of Organization and Equipment and mission, now possibly the Navy as well. I can't agree, but I'm in no real position to do anything about it
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MAJ Bob Miyagishima They're not talking about Submarines. They're talking about Surface Combatants, Surface ships. Nuclear Weapons were Removed from them in 91 or so. Systems like Surface Launched SUBROC with Nuclear Warhead. More Tactical Nukes than anything.
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