May 29, 2006
Pentagon Seeks Nonnuclear Tip for Sub Missiles
WASHINGTON, May 28 — The Pentagon is pressing Congress to approve the development of a new weapon that would enable the United States to carry out nonnuclear missile strikes against distant targets within an hour.
The proposal has set off a complex debate about whether this program
for strengthening the military's conventional capacity could increase
the risks of accidental nuclear confrontation.
The Pentagon plan calls for deploying a nonnuclear version of the
submarine-launched Trident II missile that could be used to attack
terrorist camps, enemy missile sites, suspected caches of biological,
chemical or nuclear weapons and other potentially urgent threats,
military officials say.
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