America’s Enemies Justify the Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, on Sept. 23, 2014. U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Garst/AP Photo

Commentary

There is justified concern that as part of its upcoming Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which assesses the nuclear deterrent requirements of the United States, the Biden administration will cancel the Trump administration’s 2018 NPR decision to revive production of the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N).