Disposing of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is turning out to be more of a challenge than the Navy bargained for. Officials from Naval Sea Systems Command announced [yesterday] that they’re canceling a request for proposal to perform a commercial recycling of the non-nuclear elements of the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, which was decommissioned after 55 years of service Feb. 3. – Military.com
The US Navy is accelerating upgrades to the nuclear warhead for its arsenal of Trident II D5 nuclear-armed submarine launched missiles -- massively destructive weapons designed to keep international peace by ensuring and undersea-fired second-strike ability in the event of a catastrophic nuclear first strike on the US. – Scout Warrior
Disposing of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is turning out to be more of a challenge than the Navy bargained for. Officials from Naval Sea Systems Command announced [yesterday] that they’re canceling a request for proposal to perform a commercial recycling of the non-nuclear elements of the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, which was decommissioned after 55 years of service Feb. 3. – Military.com
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