US deploys 'more survivable' submarine-launched low-yield nuclear weapon

February 05, 2020 7:38 AM

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The US Defence Department said on Tuesday (Feb 4) the Navy had fielded a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons.

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