Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N)

Abstract

In its FY2023 budget request, the Navy eliminated funding for research and development into a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N). The Navy indicated that the program was "cost prohibitive and the acquisition schedule would have delivered capability late to need." According to the Navy, this cancellation would save $199.2 million in FY2023 and $2.1 billion over the next five years. Press reports also indicate that this decision is supported in the Biden Administrations Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2022
Accession Number
AD1177662

Entities

People

  • Amy F. Woolf

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Congress
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Sea Launched
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies