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[Redcitizen]

Could we just use them and get our money's worth?

[EagleUSA]

Araujo indicated that the retirement was part of a "balanced force reduction" being carried out to reduce the number of U.S. strategic nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200 by Dec. 31, 2012, as required under a U.S.-Russia arms reduction deal signed in Moscow in May 2002.
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So now we are pandering to Ivan, who is aiding and abetting every enemy we have?? And we choose our "top stealth CM" to scrap?? Hello Washington?? Be advised Ivan is NOT OUR FRIEND.

[Pukin Dog]

He noticed that funds for the program were cut in the Air Force budget request for 2008, and that no money is budgeted for it beyond 2008; when he inquired, the Air Force acknowledged the retirement decision.

Sadly, the media which covers the military is probably the dumbest of all. They would suggest that you continue to pay for something after you have bought all you intend to buy.

Under their logic, I guess I should be paying for beer long ago flushed?

[July 4th]

I don't expect we'll see these available at the next government auction.

[expatpat]

I hope they know what they're doing.....

[The KG9 Kid]

Is this because a far cheaper JDAM or SLAM can do the same job?

[Peanut Gallery]

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[Rb ver. 2.0]

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[darth]

Give 'em to Israel. My favorite bumper sticker from the Nuclear Freeze days, "Hey DoD, no more nuclear weapons until you use up the ones we already gave you."

[6ppc]

Just curious...why did we scrap the MX missles? We still have Minute Man missles, so why did we get rid of the MX which is a newer design?