Rank-and-File Dems Buck Against Cutting ICBMs

摘要

The United States does not need intercontinental ballistic missiles to prevent a nuclear attack on its territory, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a hearing here Wednesday - but a couple rank-and-file Democrats disagreed. “The problem with them is that they’re identifiable targets,” Smith said of ICBMs from the dais. “And also, I don’t think they’re necessary for deterrence because of the submarines we have.”