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Navy’s Plan to Buy 12 New Nuclear-armed Subs Reflects Outdated, Cold War Thinking, Critic Says

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The Pentagon plans to replace the current nuclear arsenal, including 12 new nuclear armed submarines...

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The Navy has called for spending $100 billion to replace 14 nuclear-armed submarines with 12 new ones. But Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, says buying so many new subs is overkill.

The Navy blueprint calls for spending over $100 billion to replace 14 nuclear-armed submarines with 12 new ones. But Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, tells the PBS NewsHour buying so many new subs is overkill and not necessary.

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