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Big AUKUS news coming, but Hill and allies see tech sharing snags

Britain and Australia fear that their nuclear-submarine and technology pact with the United States could be hindered by Washington's export bureaucracy.

By Joe Gould and Bryant Harris

9 months ago

Lawmakers worry about weapons makers’ ability to meet demand

Industry representatives say a lack of contract adjustments hurts companies by depressing wages.

10 months ago

US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’

Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."

20 months ago

Biden plan to shelve Trump-era sea nuke comes under fire

U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear program have emerged as an early political brawl in a brewing fight over next year’s defense budget.

21 months ago

Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version

Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.

3 years ago

US troops, dollars exiting Afghanistan could fight terror, top commander tells Congress

The top U.S. commander in the Mideast told lawmakers Tuesday some troops exiting Afghanistan will stay in the region for counter-terror operations and suggested some could be a “lever” against Russia and China.

3 years ago