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sea-launched cruise missile

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noun

  1. a cruise missile launched by surface ships or submarines against land or sea targets and equipped with nuclear or conventional warheads, with a range of 2,210 miles (3,556 km). SLCM, S.L.C.M.


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The review also formally canceled the sea-launched cruise missile program, deeming it no longer necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The nuclear review confirms the cancellation of the sea-launched cruise missile program, calling it not necessary.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Specifically, the administration is expected to cancel a program to develop a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile and retire the B83 nuclear bomb which entered service in the 1980s.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2022

But he still insisted that we need a new bomber, known as the B-21, and a new cruise missile, the Long-Range Stand-Off weapon, as well as a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2021

Yet another proposed nuclear weapons application, according to those identified by the NPR, is a shorter-range sea-launched cruise missile.

From Fox News • Feb. 4, 2020

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