Northrop Grumman's Sentinel program aims to replace the Minuteman III missiles, a core element of US nuclear deterrence for over 60 years.
Northrop Grumman’s Sentinel program aims to replace the Minuteman III missiles, a core element of US nuclear deterrence for over 60 years.The Pentagon has announced a staggering 81 percent cost increase for the Sentinel program, the latest initiative to update the United States’ land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system.
Critics argue that these funds could be better utilized for other pressing needs, such as healthcare, education, or conventional military capabilities. They question whether the scale of investment is justified given the US government’s fiscal constraints.Legislative scrutiny and public opinion “Land-based ICBMs, by their location in our heartland, are also unlikely to be targeted by enemy attack,” Fischer said in a recentHowever, critics like Joseph Cirincione, former president of the Ploughshares Fund, contend that this very vulnerability makes ICBMs a liability rather than an asset.
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