SAC General Opposes Plan to Gut Nuclear Triad.

Key general opposes eliminating one arm of nuclear triad in next round of cuts
By John T. Bennett – The Hill

The general who oversees America’s nuclear arsenal made clear Tuesday he will resist efforts to eliminate one arm of the military’s nuclear triad of bomber aircraft, long-range missiles and submarines.

The Pentagon is implementing a $350 billion funding cut that will spread over a decade, and bracing for the bulk of another $600 billion in security cuts that would come if the congressional supercommittee fails to agree on at least $1.5 trillion in federal deficit cuts.

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