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  • US to retire Tomahawk nukes

    04/07/2010 8:51:16 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 47 replies · 1,110+ views
    AFP-The Straits Times ^ | 4/08/2010 | AFP
    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...
  • U.S. to retire nuclear Tomahawk missiles

    02/23/2010 10:02:56 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 67 replies · 1,882+ views
    Kyodo News ^ | 2/23/2010 | Japan Times
    The United States has informally told Japan it will retire its sea-based Tomahawk cruise missiles carrying nuclear warheads, in line with President Barack Obama's policy to pursue a world free of atomic weapons, government sources said Monday. Washington said the move would not affect the nuclear umbrella, addressing concerns in Tokyo about the step's effect on U.S. deterrence against potential attacks from China, North Korea or other countries, the sources said. The retirement will probably be stipulated in the Nuclear Posture Review, a new nuclear strategic guideline the Obama administration is slated to submit to Congress next month, they said....