Tod Wolters, both supported the program in front of Congress as well. Mark Milley testified that he continues to support the program. In April 2022, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Senior Department of Defense officials shared varying opinions on the SLCM-N with Congress in the FY23 budget cycle. That total does not include production costs after 2031, retrofitting submarines and surface ships to carry the weapon, or other operational or security costs, which officials have hinted could lead to a total cost of up to $30 billion. The Congressional Budget Office estimates a new SLCM-N will cost at least $10 billion through 2031. deterrence remained effective without SLCM. arsenal for a low-yield nuclear response despite repeated DoD assurances that U.S. The Trump administration’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review called for the development of a new SLCM-N to fill a theoretical gap in the U.S. In 2010, the Obama administration declared the missiles a redundant capability and retired them. Bush ordered all nuclear-armed Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles removed from U.S. In FY23 budget documents, the Navy stated that “the program was cost prohibitive and the acquisition schedule would have delivered capability late to need.” Despite the Navy’s opposition and concerns the SLCM would negatively affect readiness, both the FY23 defense authorization and appropriations bills included $45 million in funding for the SLCM-N and its associated warhead, the W80-4 ALT. The Biden administration has decided against developing a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and its associated warhead.
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