As Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom January 19 A Milestone B decision on the replacement for America s nuclear cruise missile is one of the many issues facing President-elect Joe Biden s nuclear and missile defense experts. (Tech. Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON When U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office, his national security team will have to work quickly to make calls on a number of key nuclear and missile defense decisions, according to a top outgoing Pentagon official. Rob Soofer, who has served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy since early in the Trump administration, told Defense News in a Jan. 5 interview that he expects a wide-ranging review of nuclear and missile defense issues from the new administration. But he is hopeful that technical reviews needed to keep programs on track will not be delayed in the process.
US agency forecasts cost for missile defense plans over next decade January 19 A threat-representative ICBM target launches from the Marshall Islands on March 25, 2019. It was successfully intercepted by two long-range Ground Based Interceptors launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in the first salvo test of GBIs. (Courtesy of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency) WASHINGTON The Pentagon could be poised to spend $176 billion over 10 years if it carries out plans informed by the Missile Defense Review published in 2019, which is roughly 40 percent higher than previous budget projections made by the agency that provides budget information to Congress. The Congressional Budget Office released a report Jan. 14, as required by the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, that attempts to estimate the 10-year costs of implementing recommendations in the MDR.
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The admiral in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal said Tuesday he would "welcome" a review by the incoming Biden administration of the country's nuclear weapons strategy, but lashed out at critics of the military's plans for new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)."I welcome an examination of the nation's strategy here," U.S. Strategic Command chief Adm. Charles Richard told reporters. "I recommend that based on the threat. The threat.