Saturday, November 7, 2009
Refurbished Trident Warheads Delivered To U.S. Navy
From Global Security Newswire:
The U.S. Navy in August received the first W-76 warheads refurbished for continued use on submarine-launched Trident ballistic missiles, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported yesterday (see GSN, June 25).
"I can now confirm that the first refurbished W-76s were delivered to the Navy in August," said National Nuclear Security Administration spokesman Damien LaVera. The number of warheads delivered to the military was not made public.
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My Comment: Not new .... but refurbished. Welcome to the new world of defense budget realities.
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