Despite Promises, Obama Planning to Close ICBM Squadron President vowed New START treaty would not cause reduction in ICBM force November 21, 2013 4:59 am The Obama administration has drafted a plan to shutter an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) squadron three years after it assured hesitant lawmakers that the New START U.S.-Russia arms reduction treaty would not lead to deep cuts in the ICBM force. A new timeline prepared by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon maps out a strategy to eliminate an ICBM squadron—and destroy its missile silos—by Dec. 5, 2017. An environmental assessment would begin next month.More... freebeacon/despite-promises-obama-planning-to-close-icbm-squadron/
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:13:51 +0000
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