Comment: More ammo for the detractors. See the second post.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/house-appropriators-want-more-transparency-for-big-ticket-air-force-buys/
June 18, 2025 | By Matthew Cox
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In the short term, the committee wants more details on spending decisions for Sentinel, echoing concerns of lawmakers on other congressional panels. In early June, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) pressed Air Force leaders why the service had reduced the $3.2 billion budget for Sentinel by roughly $1.2 billion to fund other programs. He and other lawmakers voiced worry that Sentinel won’t be ready to replace the current Minuteman III missiles before they are too old to be effective.
“An adjustment of this magnitude should have been accompanied by proactive communications including robust details on a rephasing plan,” the House Appropriations report said.
The committee recommends just over $2 billion for Sentinel for 2026, as additional funds may become available through reconciliation, the report added. The sweeping tax-and-spending bill in the works by congressional Republicans could offer up to $2.5 billion to develop the new land-based nuclear missiles.
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https://responsiblestatecraft.org/nuclear-icbm-sentinel/
Time to DOGE the nuclear triad
"The new massively over-cost 'Sentinel' nuclear weapon program is inefficient and a security risk to the United States"
WILLIAM HARTUNGFEB 14, 2025. WILLIAM HARTUNG
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https://quincyinst.org/research/inside-the-icbm-lobby-special-interests-or-the-public-interest/#executive-summary
Inside the ICBM Lobby: Special Interests or the Public Interest?
William D. Hartung
Posted onAugust 7, 2024
