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Retirement in Sight for United States’ Heavy Hitters

“In a twist of bad timing, the nation’s venerable triad of nuclear-capable bombers, ballistic missile submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles all have retirement in sight, just as the Pentagon’s budget takes a sharp downward turn,” Roll Call reports.

“While many details are not known about the platforms that will replace the aging delivery systems, one thing is certain: They will be expensive.”

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