news.usni.org Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700:10::ac43:276e  Public Scan

Form analysis
4 forms found in the DOM

GET https://news.usni.org/

<form role="search" method="get" action="https://news.usni.org/" itemprop="potentialAction" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SearchAction" class="form">
  <input type="text" name="s" class="s search-field" value="" placeholder="type keywords and hit enter">
  <button class="submit" role="button" title="Go">
    <i class="ic56-search"></i> </button>
</form>

POST

<form id="mc4wp-form-1" class="mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-102925" method="post" data-id="102925" data-name="Newsletter Sign Up">
  <div class="mc4wp-form-fields">
    <h3>Get USNI News updates delivered to your inbox</h3>
    <p>
      <label>Full Name</label>
      <input type="text" name="NAME">
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Email address: <input type="email" name="EMAIL" placeholder="Your email address" required="">
      </label>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Frequency</label>
      <br>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="1f9176d61b"> <span>Daily</span>
      </label>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="bf28bbb352"> <span>Weekly</span>
      </label>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="a4211728d9"> <span>All</span>
      </label>
    </p>
    <p>
      <input type="submit" value="Sign up" class="btn primary">
    </p>
  </div><label style="display: none !important;">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type="text" name="_mc4wp_honeypot" value="" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off"></label><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_timestamp"
    value="1729533850"><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_id" value="102925"><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_element_id" value="mc4wp-form-1">
  <div class="mc4wp-response"></div>
</form>

POST

<form id="mc4wp-form-2" class="mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-102925" method="post" data-id="102925" data-name="Newsletter Sign Up">
  <div class="mc4wp-form-fields">
    <h3>Get USNI News updates delivered to your inbox</h3>
    <p>
      <label>Full Name</label>
      <input type="text" name="NAME">
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Email address: <input type="email" name="EMAIL" placeholder="Your email address" required="">
      </label>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Frequency</label>
      <br>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="1f9176d61b"> <span>Daily</span>
      </label>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="bf28bbb352"> <span>Weekly</span>
      </label>
      <label>
        <input type="checkbox" name="INTERESTS[ab7df8db2a][]" value="a4211728d9"> <span>All</span>
      </label>
    </p>
    <p>
      <input type="submit" value="Sign up" class="btn primary">
    </p>
  </div><label style="display: none !important;">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type="text" name="_mc4wp_honeypot" value="" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off"></label><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_timestamp"
    value="1729533850"><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_id" value="102925"><input type="hidden" name="_mc4wp_form_element_id" value="mc4wp-form-2">
  <div class="mc4wp-response"></div>
</form>

GET https://news.usni.org/

<form role="search" method="get" action="https://news.usni.org/" itemprop="potentialAction" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/SearchAction" class="form">
  <input type="text" name="s" class="s search-field" value="" placeholder="type keywords and hit enter">
  <button class="submit" role="button" title="Go">
    <i class="ic56-search"></i> </button>
</form>

Text Content

 * About Us
 * Membership
 * Books & Press
 * Proceedings
 * Naval History
 * Archives
 * Events

 * Advertise
 * Subscribe

 * Donate
 * Join

 * Browse By Topic
   * Aviation
   * Industry
   * Documents
   * Congress
   * Fleet Tracker
   * Foreign Forces
   * China
   * Iran
   * Russia
   * Long Form
   * Merchant Marine
   * Personnel
   * News & Analysis
   * Piracy
   * Space
   * Special Operations Forces
   * Submarine Forces
   * Surface Forces
   * Survey
   * The Basics
   * Timelines
   * U.S. Air Force
   * U.S. Army
   * U.S. Coast Guard
   * U.S. Marine Corps
   * U.S. Navy
   * U.S. Space Force
   * Veterans Affairs
   * warship
 * Latest
 * Popular
 * Fleet and Marine Tracker
 * About
   * About
   * Staff
   * Advertise with USNI News
   * Content License


SEARCH



SUGGESTIONS

 * Popular
 * Latest
 * News & Analysis
 * U.S. Navy




TRENDING TOPICS

 * China
 * U.S. Navy
 * U.S. Marine Corps
 * Congress
 * Industry
 * Personnel
 * Documents






REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE

U.S. Naval Institute Staff
October 18, 2024 12:38 PM


The following is the Oct. 17, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus
report, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N).


FROM THE REPORT

The U.S. Navy first deployed a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile in the
mid-1980s, when it placed the TLAM- N—a nuclear-armed version of the Tomahawk
land-attack cruise missile—on surface ships and attack submarines. With a range
of 2,500 kilometers (about 1,550 miles), the missiles were not included in the
limits in U.S.-Soviet arms control agreements.

In 1991, at the end of the Cold War, President George H.W. Bush announced that
the United States would withdraw all land-based tactical nuclear weapons (those
that could travel less than 300 miles) from overseas bases and all sea-based
tactical nuclear weapons from surface ships, submarines, and naval aircraft. The
Navy withdrew the TLAM-N missiles by mid-1992 and eliminated the nuclear mission
for U.S. surface ships, but retained the option to return the TLAM-N to attack
submarines. Some observers characterized this redeployment ability as
demonstrating the credibility of U.S. defense commitments to allies in Asia.

In 2010, the Obama Administration recommended that the Navy retire the TLAM-N
missiles. The 2010 NPR stated that “this system serves a redundant purpose,” as
it was one of several weapons the United States could deploy in support of U.S.
allies. The Navy completed the retirement of these missiles in 2013.

The Trump Administration reversed this decision, arguing in the 2018 NPR that a
nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (now known as SLCM-N) would provide
the United States with a “non-strategic regional presence” that would address
the “need for flexible and low-yield options.” SLCM-N was one of two systems
that the 2018 NPR characterized as “modest supplements” that would “strengthen
deterrence of regional adversaries” and assure U.S. allies. The other 2018
NPR-recommended system was a low-yield version of the W76 nuclear warhead (known
as the W76-2) for the Trident D5 long-range submarine- launched ballistic
missile (SLBM). The 2018 NPR stated that the W76-2 was an option for the
“near-term,” while SLCM-N would be an option implemented over “the longer term.”
DOD announced the deployment of the W76-2 in 2020. At the same time, the Navy
conducted an Analysis of Alternatives on the SLCM-N.

In its FY2022 budget request, the Biden Administration sought $5.2 million for
Department of Defense (DOD) research and development work on the SLCM-N. It also
requested $10 million for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to
study adapting the W80-4 nuclear warhead, intended for the Long-Range Standoff
Weapon (LRSO) air-launched cruise missile, for delivery carried by the SLCM-N.
The Administration also stated that it would review the program in the 2022 NPR.

The Biden Administration proposed cancelling the SLCM- N in the 2022 NPR,
arguing that the missile was “no longer necessary” because of the W76-2 SLBM
warhead’s “deterrence contribution.” The Navy’s FY2023 budget request eliminated
funding for the SLCM-N, stating that the missile was “cost prohibitive and the
acquisition schedule would have delivered capability late to need.”



Download the document here.


RELATED

REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE

The following is the May 31, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus
report, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N). From the report
Congress and the executive branch have debated the merits of a new nuclear-armed
sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) since the weapon was first proposed by the
Trump Administration in 2018.…

June 6, 2024

In "Aviation"

REPORT TO CONGRESS ON SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILE

The following is the April 25, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus
report, Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N). From the report In
its FY2023 budget request, the Navy eliminated funding for research and
development into a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N). The
Navy indicated that the program was “cost…

April 27, 2022

In "Aviation"

SENATORS QUIZ NAVY LEADERS ON PROPOSED SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILE

The questions on how to modify Virginia-class attack submarines to install
nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles and how much the changeover would
cost are not easily answered, the Navy’s director of strategic systems programs
told a key Senate panel this week. Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe on Wednesday, “we’ve
started to look…

May 24, 2024

In "News & Analysis"


U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF

 * 

Share to:
 * Facebook
 * X
 * Pinterest
 * Linkedin
 * Whatsapp
 * Email



Share to:
 * Facebook
 * X
 * Pinterest
 * Linkedin
 * Whatsapp
 * Email




GET USNI NEWS UPDATES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

Full Name

Email address:

Frequency
Daily Weekly All



Leave this field empty if you're human:




RELATED TOPICS

 * Congress
 * Documents
 * Submarine Forces
 * Surface Forces
 * U.S. Navy





RELATED POSTS

Congress·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Navy


HURRICANE DISRUPTIONS CAN CAUSE DELAYS IN MAINTENANCE, AFFECT BUDGETS, U.S.
FLEET FORCES COMMANDER SAYS

Sending ships away from homeports ahead of hurricanes can cause disturbances to
ship timelines, depending on the stage of maintenance,…

Congress·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Navy


NAVY CONDUCTS FIRST SUCCESSFUL TESTS RELOADING MISSILES AND REARMING WARSHIPS AT
SEA

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. – With an eye toward ongoing missile
threats to military and commercial shipping, the…

Congress·Documents·Submarine Forces·U.S. Navy


REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE VIRGINIA SUBMARINE PROGRAM, AUKUS PILLAR 1

The following is the Oct. 10, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy
Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1)…

Congress·News & Analysis·Submarine Forces·U.S. Navy


NAVY AWARDS GD ELECTRIC BOAT $1.28B IN CONTRACTS WHILE SERVICE CONTINUES SUB
NEGOTIATIONS

The Navy this week issued General Dynamics Electric Boat two contract
modifications worth $1.28 billion to keep submarine suppliers operating…



USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval Institute.
Our mission is to provide unbiased coverage of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard and international maritime affairs.
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 

 * About USNI News
   * Staff
   * Contact Us
   * Advertise with USNI News
 * U.S. Naval Institute
   * Membership
   * Books & Press
   * Proceedings
   * Naval History
   * Archives
   * Events
   * Donate
 * Legal
   * Privacy Policy


GET USNI NEWS UPDATES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

Full Name

Email address:

Frequency
Daily Weekly All



Leave this field empty if you're human:







Copyright 2024 U.S. Naval Institute. All Rights Reserved.


SEARCH


 * Browse By Topic
   * Aviation
   * Industry
   * Documents
   * Congress
   * Fleet Tracker
   * Foreign Forces
   * China
   * Iran
   * Russia
   * Long Form
   * Merchant Marine
   * Personnel
   * News & Analysis
   * Piracy
   * Space
   * Special Operations Forces
   * Submarine Forces
   * Surface Forces
   * Survey
   * The Basics
   * Timelines
   * U.S. Air Force
   * U.S. Army
   * U.S. Coast Guard
   * U.S. Marine Corps
   * U.S. Navy
   * U.S. Space Force
   * Veterans Affairs
   * warship
 * Latest
 * Popular
 * Fleet and Marine Tracker
 * About
   * About
   * Staff
   * Advertise with USNI News
   * Content License

 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 *