Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the justification of the number of planned nuclear-armed cruise missiles, known as the long-range standoff weapon, of the United States. The report shall include— the rationale for procuring such planned number of cruise missiles; how such planned number of cruise missiles aligns with the nuclear employment strategy of the United States; an estimate of the annual and total cost for research, development, test, and evaluation and procurement for such planned number of cruise missiles; and an estimate of the proportional annual cost of such cruise missiles as compared to the annual cost of the nuclear triad and annual defense spending.