Forget LRSO; JASSM-ER Can Do The Job

Forget LRSO; JASSM-ER Can Do The Job: Early next year, the Obama administration, with eager backing from hardliners in Congress, is expected to commit the U.S. taxpayers to a bill of $20 billion to $30 billion for a new nuclear weapon the United States doesn’t need: the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile. Kristensen analyzes the claims and makes the case for reducing the role of and reliance on nuclear weapons by canceling the LRSO and instead focusing bomber standoff strike capabilities on conventional cruise missiles.http://fas.org/blogs/security/2015/12/lrso-jassm/