Next-gen ICBM program survives defunding attempt in House panel
The House Armed Services Committee has shot down a plan that would've slashed funding for the Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.
The U.S. nuclear deterrent got "sidetracked" due to a focus on conventional warfare capabilities, according to former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)