US Nuclear Weapons Systems Need an Upgrade. Here’s Why
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Channel: Voice of America · 2016 · News & Politics
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is in the southwestern state of New Mexico Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss upgrading the U.S. military's top deterrent - its nuclear weapons program. The military program is up for a $108 billion makeover planned over the next five years. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb traveled with Carter to Kirtland Air Force Base: the military’s largest nuclear maintenance facility. Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/a/us-nuclear-weapons-systems-need-an-upgrade-here-is-why/3528601.html
