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The introduction of a new giant ICBM, the Sentinel, aims to replace outdated Minuteman missiles, marking a significant shift in the Air Force's nuclear missile mission.
The $96 billion Sentinel overhaul is so ambitious it has raised questions as to whether the Air Force can get it all done at once.
A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel. It marks the largest cultural shift in 60 years in the land leg of the Air Force’s nuclear
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile called the Sentinel. It's the largest cultural shift in the land leg of the Air Force's nuclear missile mission in 60 years. But there are questions as to whether some of the Cold War-era aspects of the Minuteman missiles that the Sentinel will replace should be changed.
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) -- The control stations for America's nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches, including a critical one that says "launch."