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Tom Cotton: “Without a new air-launched cruise missile, you foresee a future in which that B-21 might have to penetrate into advanced…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Without a new air-launched cruise missile, you foresee a future in which that B-21 might have to penetrate into advanced air defenses rather than being able to use a stand-off cruise missile?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton questions the need for a new air-launched cruise missile for B-21 operations.

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