Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Topic of White Paper From CRS
January 09, 2026
January 09, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12084) on Jan. 8, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink.
Here are excerpts:
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Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCMN)
Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was proposed by the first Trump Administration in 2018. Th . . .
Here are excerpts:
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Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCMN)
Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was proposed by the first Trump Administration in 2018. Th . . .