Procurement of Trident II Missiles

President Clinton certified that proposing 'detubing' of nuclear ballistic missile submarines as an option for eliminating SLBM launchers under START treaties would not be in the national interest. The determination directs the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress and publish the certification in the Federal Register. This preserves existing missile tube-based elimination methods for arms control compliance.

Federal Register 59 FR 7893

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Impact dates

Jan 5, 1994
Determination signed and effective
Jan 5, 1994
Notification to Congress and Federal Register publication

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Defense primes

Mechanisms

Procurement

Role pressure

ProtectiveDomestic producer — Preservation of Trident II missile procurement and SSBN operational configuration maintains existing production lines and program funding

Geographies

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

BABoeingGDGeneral DynamicsLMTLockheed MartinNOCNorthrop GrummanRTXRTX

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Key directives

Certify detubing of SSBNs is not in national interest
Notify Congress of this determination
Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Timeline

Immediate

Certification that detubing is not in national interest
Notification to Congress required
Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Continued use of existing SLBM launcher elimination methods under START
Sustained Trident II missile procurement and SSBN operational posture

Risks & tensions

Rejects alternative elimination method that might have reduced verification burdens or costs
Maintains status quo amid post-Cold War arms reduction negotiations
Limited transparency on why detubing specifically deemed against national interest