Posted on 04/07/2010 8:51:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
THE United States will retire its sea-based nuclear Tomahawk missiles within a few years, believing it has other ways to defend North-east Asia, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday.
The elimination of the missile - supported in the past by some policymakers in Japan and South Korea - was part of a policy shift announced on Tuesday by President Barack Obama's administration to reduce the role of nuclear weapons.
'The timeline for its retirement will be over the next two to three years,' James Miller, the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, told a news conference.
He said that the United States had held 'extensive consultations' with US allies including Japan and South Korea about the decision to retire the nuclear Tomahawk, known in military jargon as the TLAM-N.
'We reached a point of mutual confidence that the TLAM-N was a redundant system not necessary for effective, extended deterrence for North-east Asia,' Mr Miller said. He said that the United States had other nuclear-capable systems including intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launches ballistic missiles.
'If we think about systems that are potentially forward-deployable, they also include our tactical aircraft and they include our heavy bombers as well,' Mr Miller said
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The list, ping
The SSLI (Strategic Stern Language Initiative) has been built and is being deployed. The current secret planned response to a North Korean invasion of South Korea is a moderately stern "Come on guys. Stop it. I'm serious." said in a whiny, high pitched voice.
Now I was just an E-5 in the Navy and not privy to how the brass does things but....
I have enough common sense to know that hes leading us into an ambush.
Hey, you underestimate us E-5’s. LOL
Once an Army 3 star gathered up about 20 of us E-5’s and couldn’t compliment us enough.
You’re right about the ambush.
True. A bit messier but oh well, if you’re gonna nuke go all the way!
I’m besides myself with grief in how these mutants are dismantling our country.
Anyone want to take that bet?
The story goes somewhat like that... In they end ALL nations attack Israel. These are VERY interesting times we live in.
Yeah, the very end.
True that! But before ALL, there are a few (i.e. Russia and Iran, etc) that will try first. Oh the HOLY fire that will rain down on them!!!
A stealthy submarines sea-based nuclear Tomahawk cruise missile, sitting just miles from a rouge nation, is the best deterrent.
With a low yield, can be a very strategically placed response.
ICBMs are obsolete dinosaurs with space-based missile shields.
America surrenders to third world rouge nations.
While sending Americas Finest to prison, lets write valentines to our enemies.
Also defund NASA it will be ok.
China will gladly launch our top-secret satellites.
Its One or the Other
Obama and his clonies or...
A Free America.
There is NO compromise.
Obamas policies are MADNESS
It’s like Kerry again, but even worse!
Spitball Kerry!
Republican National Convention | September 1, 2004 | Zell Miller
Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:16:25 PM by sitetest
Spitball Kerry!
No B-1, no B-2, no Apache, no Aegis, no F-14a, no F-15 Eagle, just SPITBALLS!!
Go, Zell go!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1205257/posts
For their part of the deal, the commies would do the same for any of their troops currently equiped with the venerable SKS.
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