Support For Low-Yield Nukes On Subs Splits Along Party Lines
By: Ben Werner
June 4, 2019 6:48 PM
A deck view, looking toward the bow, of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine OHIO (SSGN-726) with its missile tubes opened during precommissioning activities.
The question of whether to authorize the Navy to deploy ballistic submarines with low-yield nuclear warheads caused a House Armed Services subcommittee to approve its Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorize Act mark on a rare party-line vote.
The Democratic majority on the strategic forces subcommittee included language in its FY 2020 NDAA markup prohibiting the Navy from deploying low-yield atomic weapons on submarines, setting up a likely policy fight when members of the House and Senate seek to iron-out differences between their versions of the FY 2020 NDAA later this year.
https://news.usni.org/2019/06/04/support-for-low-yield-nukes-on-subs-splits-along-party-lines
