Analyst: DOD needs to focus on CPGS 'destination ambiguity' issues

By Jordana Mishory / December 9, 2015 at 7:05 PM
When it comes to non-nuclear weapons that can strike a target anywhere in the world in under an hour, the Defense Department hasn't "given adequate attention" to some risks, including whether U.S. adversaries can determine where the weapons are headed after launch, according to a think tank analyst. Speaking Tuesday at a House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing, James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, expressed concern over "destination ambiguity" created...

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