Kris Osborn
Security, Americas
Keeping the missiles working is important for the Navy, and America, being able to maintain their nuclear deterrence.
The submarine-launched, nuclear-armed Trident II D5 ballistic missile will live to fight another day. In fact, the class of missiles will serve quite a while as the Pentagon is now finalizing a Life-Extension Program for the weapon which will ensure its reliability and use well into the 2040s.
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