As the Navy explores the possibility of implementing alternative warheads for its nuclear-armed sea-launched program, a new group was created earlier this year to guide the effort. In June, the Navy and National Nuclear Security Administration formed a SLCM-N Project Officers Group to manage SLCM-N Phase 6.2 , which includes a feasibility study for the use of alternative warheads. “In June 2024, the Nuclear Weapons Council directed a SLCM-N Phase 6.2 (Feasibility Study and Design Options) study, and the Navy...
