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Roger Wicker: “Given that the NDS emphasizes the Services prioritize capabilities suitable against China and Russia, why is the Navy…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Given that the NDS emphasizes the Services prioritize capabilities suitable against China and Russia, why is the Navy deciding to increase funding to the program when DOT&E has found it not operationally effective for those scenarios?
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Questioning Navy funding for a missile deemed ineffective against major threats.

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