Strategic Forces chair ‘not fully convinced’ on ICBM modernization May 3 Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, asks questions while en route to Washington, D.C., to then-Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin on Jan. 19, 2021. (Greg Nash/Getty Images) WASHINGTON ― A top lawmaker on nuclear weapons is “convinced, but not fully convinced” on the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, a hot-button program to modernize intercontinental ballistic missiles, as he heads into defense budget and policy talks in Congress. Sen. Angus King, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee, said he wants more information about extending the life of the 400 Minuteman III missiles the GBSD would replace. Arms control advocates and some Democrats have targeted the $1 billion GBSD program, pointing to its cost.
Strategic Forces chair not fully convinced on ICBM modernization
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