Linton Brooks
Linton Brooks
Linton Forrestall Brooks is a former US Ambassador and former Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration...
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While I think that 18 (months) is somewhat better than 24 (months), the truth of the matter is those numbers are sufficiently imprecise, and the whole thing is sufficiently unlikely that it seemed more suitable, especially given our continued budget pressure, to stick with 24 months.
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We will revitalize our weapons design community to meet the challenge of being able to adapt an existing weapon within 18 months, and design, develop and begin production of a new design within three to four years of a decision to enter engineering development.
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What we want to do is equip our protective force with the capability that will leave no doubt about the outcome.