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美空军力推两大核威慑项目 张铁城2016、10、16下载 张铁城下载111 No.61 2016/6/18【第6版】美空军力推两大核威慑项目※美国《防务新闻》周刊： Two US Nuke Programs Set to Advance Valerie Insinna, Defense News 5:31 p.m. EDT June 16, 2016※参考消息译文：6月6Two US Nuke Programs Set to Advance） (Photo: Staff Sgt. Lee A Osberry Jr./USAF/Getty Images) ? WASHINGTON — Two US Air Force nuclear-modernization programs are expected to move forward soon, with the service projecting to release a request for proposals for its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program this summer and the clearing of a programmatic hurdle for a new nuclear-armed cruise missile expected within weeks, a key official said. The White House’s nominee for the next Air Force chief of staff, Gen. David Goldfein, voiced his support for both programs Thursday. Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing, he told lawmakers the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) is set for a Milestone A decision in August. We expect to put out a request for proposals to industry within the next two weeks,” he said. Also during that time, the service will make a Milestone A decision on the Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) weapon, a cruise missile that can be conventionally or nuclear armed. GBSD is planned to replace the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). In order to save money, the Air Force intends to reuse existing silos, but outfit them with new weapons. LRSO would replace the Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), which are slated to phase out of in inventory beginning in 2030. About 1,000 to 1,100 new LRSO missiles are planned to be purchased during the program’s lifetime. Both GBSD and LRSO have been vulnerable to attack from policymakers who have said the weapons duplicate capabilities found elsewhere, while being expensive to develop and acquire during a budget-constrained environment. This afternoon, for example, House lawmakers defeated an amendment to the defense spending bill that would have defunded the LRSO program in fiscal y