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ID128087
Title ProperNavy seeks more money for nuclear subs
LanguageENG
AuthorCollina, Tom Z
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Warning that ongoing defense spending cuts will have a "devastating impact" on its plans to build new ships, the Navy is asking Congress for an additional $60 billion over 15 years to pay for a dozen new nuclear-armed submarines. Testifying Sept. 12 before the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, the Navy's director of undersea warfare, said that the Navy's projected shipbuilding budget cannot afford to pay for the 12 new submarines, known as the SSBN(X). These new boats are to replace the existing fleet of nuclear-armed Ohio-class subs, which the Navy plans to start retiring in 2027. "Congress must look at a way to provide an annual supplement to the Navy" during the time that construction costs will peak, Breckenridge said. The Navy is seeking $4 billion per year over the 15-year period that the new subs would be built, starting in 2021. Breckenridge said that the SSBN(X) should be looked at as "a requirement above the Navy" that should be insulated from "the pressures of sequestration."
`In' analytical NoteArms Control Today Vol. 43, No.8; October 2013: p.31
Journal SourceArms Control Today Vol. 43, No.8; October 2013: p.31
Key WordsNuclear Weapons ;  Arms Control ;  Undersea Warfare ;  Sea Security ;  United States ;  Nuclear-Armed Submarines ;  Sea Power ;  Economic Control ;  Nuclear-Armed Ohio-Class Subs ;  Naval Forces ;  US Navy ;  Future Policy ;  Tactical Planning ;  Tactical Strategy ;  Warfare Strategy