auf_der_hut schrieb am 28.07.2024 13:17:
Die einzige nukleare Variante der Tomahawk ( UGM-109A) wurde vor über zehn Jahren ausgemustert.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12084
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.”
Alle neueren Varianten der Tomahawk tragen ausschließlich konventionelle Sprengköpfe.
Und du meinst man kann die nicht anders bestücken?
https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/bring-back-nuclear-tomahawks
It would not be overly costly to reintroduce this capability. The required warhead could leverage the B-61 life-extension program and/or the planned warhead for the long-range standoff (LRSO) system. New missiles would need to be modified to carry the warhead, and the Navy would need to recertify boats assigned to carry these missiles. But these are modifications to existing programs; no new weapon would need to be dragged through the acquisition system.