Donley: Air Force Not Ready To Develop 'Minuteman IV' Follow-On ICBM

By Carlo Muñoz / June 23, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Despite an ongoing Defense Department review of potential follow-on options for the Air Force's premiere intercontinental ballistic missile program, development of a new ICBM system will not be one of those options, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said today. While the final results and subsequent recommendations from the Minuteman III ICBM review are not due for months, the service is not ready to dedicate funding or other resources toward the development of a new nuclear missile, Donley said during a...

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