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Inhofe, Rogers Express Deep Concern Following Reports Navy Will Cancel Nuclear Sea Launched Cruise Missile

Statement

Date: June 8, 2021
Issues: Defense Military Personnel Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, released a statement expressing deep concern following reports that the Acting Secretary of the Navy plans to cancel a Nuclear Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), a decision that comes after submission of the FY22 budget and before the completion of a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).

"Reports that an Acting Secretary of the Navy would cancel a new Nuclear Sea Launched Cruise Missile after submission of the FY22 budget, and before a Nuclear Posture Review has been started -- much less completed -- are bewildering and short-sighted," Inhofe and Rogers said. "The Biden administration has decided to project weakness ahead of a summit with Vladimir Putin -- another gift to our adversaries. We have serious questions for senior Pentagon leaders on this reported decision and how it was reached."


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