"New air-launched nuclear-armed cruise missile" Topic

U.S. Air Force weapons developers are working with industry to pursue early prototypes of a new air-launched, nuclear-armed cruise missile able to pinpoint targets with possible attacks from much farther ranges than bombers can typically attack…

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Sure. Why not?
Every other nucular power has them, including Paraguay and the Vatican.

Yes yes, and save the Russian, Chinese, and NK governments the expense of developing their own since their hackers will now just be able to download our designs.

Back in the 1960s they had ground-launched missiles similar to these for just that purpose, though I suspect with less sophisticated, terrain following abilities of our current models.

Still, it is a very old idea – really kicked off in earnest by the German V-1s, who used both ground and air-launched ones.

They are pretty neat. Got to see a prototype model flying on a test run, circa 1979 – 1980, as it flew through a mountain pass. I drove underneath it, as the bright orange missile (no doubt sans warhead) flew overhead.

A very unique quirk of fate to be in the right place, at just the right time.

And how is this any different than a cruise missile launched from a ship or the ground?

Longer range.

And how is this any different than a cruise missile launched from a ship or the ground?

More important than the longer range, it gives you much less time to get the missiles to their launch point, and still gives you a way to recall them if they're not needed.

Missiles, once launched, aren't recall-able. Haven't you all read Fail Safe?!?