New ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of Cold War era

Summary

1. The $96 billion overhaul involves 450 ‘silos’ and three nuclear missile bases.
2. Sentinel will meet threats from rapidly evolving Chinese and Russian missile systems.
3. The work is part of a larger, nuclear weapons enterprise-wide overhaul.

References

• Media Check: Military Times - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
• Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.