Kehler: Sustainment Key To Deterrence

By Titus Ledbetter III / July 26, 2011 at 5:12 PM
The Defense Department has a good nuclear deterrence program, a top general said today, but maintaining the funding needed for the sustainment of the program will be a challenge. Air Force officials are studying the land-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, said Gen. Robert Kehler, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Early sustainment and modernization plans have been addressed in the fiscal year 2012 budget request, but those efforts have not been fully funded in future budget plans, he...

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