The Air Force's award last month of a pair of contracts to launch a Long Range Standoff weapon competition does not necessarily reflect a firm Defense Department decision to procure a new, nuclear-armed cruise missile, according to the defense secretary. On Sept. 13, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters traveling with him that a verdict on whether the Pentagon formally adopts a need for the Long Range Standoff weapon will be rendered in the Nuclear Posture Review, an assessment President...
