May 2017 - As part of our country’s nuclear modernization, the Air Force wants to buy 1,000 Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) missiles for about $17 billion. These missiles can carry both thermonuclear warheads and conventional explosives—you can’t tell which is on board by looking at the planes.
The plan is that US planes carrying LRSOs would fly over international waters—off Russia and China for example—ready to fire either nuclear or conventional missiles guided with high precision to their targets, unhindered by anti-aircraft defenses.
If the US builds and deploys LRSOs, Russia and China will likely do the same. How do Russian and Chinese planes circling off New York and California, with possible instant nuclear devastation, sound?
Former Sec. of Defense William Perry calls the LRSO program "uniquely destabilizing" and "a grave mistake". The Federation of American Scientists and many Senators led by Ed Markey (D-MA) strongly oppose the LRSO program calling it unnecessary, too costly, and that it brings the potential for devastating proliferation.
Take Action:
Urge your Senators not to fund this LRSO madness. Ask them to press our government to work with Russia, China and all other nuclear weapon nations to ban this destabilizing weapon before it gets developed.
Contact Your Senators:
Web: www.senate.gov
Tel: 202 224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
Mail: Senator (first & last name)
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510
Photo: Ron Wolf: Sandhill Crane / Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, N.M.
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