Gen. Hyten defends updating U.S. nuclear arsenal, aims to 'strike fear' in potential enemies
By Steve Liewer / World-Herald staff writer Dec 2, 2018
Gen. John Hyten badly wants to rebuild the aging nuclear force he commands, which carries a price tag estimated at more than $400 billion over the next 10 years.
Lately, though, there are political threats to the wide consensus that supported his plans to replace the 50-year-old gravity bombs, 30-year-old ballistic-missile submarines and bombers and 50-year-old ICBMs.
The U.S. Strategic Command chief commands the nuclear force from Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha.
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