The initiative is a part of the Air Force's attempt to refurbish the third leg of America's nuclear tripod — also called the Triad.
Nuclear submarines (Sea) and bombers (Air) have taken funding precedent
over the years, while the ground side has gone ignored.
The new year came with finishing touches on the Air Force's new $4.2 million "Nuke School" and a $3 million prize for research proposals for an upgraded mobile nuclear missile fleet.
Mark Thompson of Time's Battleland wrote in his report about the new school:
So the Air Force resolved that 2013 would be filled with renewed
interest in bombs housed in "200,000 lb blast resistant vehicles" and
"rail cars," reports NextGov.
The enhanced mobility would further harden the defense of ground-side
nuclear armaments in the event of a surprise attack — simply because the
bombs could move out of the way of any incoming nukes.
The new year came with finishing touches on the Air Force's new $4.2 million "Nuke School" and a $3 million prize for research proposals for an upgraded mobile nuclear missile fleet.
Mark Thompson of Time's Battleland wrote in his report about the new school:
Many nuclear experts view the
nation’s land-based missile force as the most likely to be cut if the
nation elects to move to a nuclear dyad.