Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case
It may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch.
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Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract to mature the technology and conduct risk reduction work on the Mk 21A reentry vehicle, which will carry a W87-1 nuclear warhead and sit atop the U.S. Air Force’s future intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, that is under development now under the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, or GBSD. This comes amid turmoil in the GBSD effort, with Boeing recently announcing that the Air Force effectively canceled its contract relating to that missile, making Northrop Grumman the de facto winner of that competition.