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Andrew P. Hunter: “The standoff weapons, Mr. Chairman, are extremely expensive. They are over $1 million apiece. That is our air launch…”

On the recordJune 23, 1997
The standoff weapons, Mr. Chairman, are extremely expensive. They are over $1 million apiece. That is our air launch cruise missiles. In fact, closer to a million and a half apiece. That is compared to $23,000 for the short-range weapons once your bomber has penetrated. Mr. Chairman, we are sending out our Navy ships that have missile tubes with no missiles in them because the Navy and the other services have not bought enough missiles. It is difficult to get these very expensive standoff weapons that the gentleman says we are going to be buying. The smart buy is the B-2 bomber.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois
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Discussing the costs and procurement issues related to military standoff weapons.

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