New STRATCOM could handle conventional ballistic missiles

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The new U.S. Strategic Command, officially established Oct. 1 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., will be given responsibility for emerging missions, possibly including global strike with non-nuclear ballistic missiles, according to Rear Adm. James D. McArthur Jr. McArthur...

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