The nuclear-dedicated unmanned combat aerial vehicle (ND-UCAV) as a replacement for nuclear-capable bombers offers a number of benefits: The ND-UACV can provide the U.S. Air Force with an aircraft capable of delivering two B-61 thermonuclear gravity bombs at a cost well below the USD 1 billion of the 2018 bomber. The ND-UCAV can be a stealth aircraft capable of penetrating defended air spaces. The ND-UCAV is less than half the size of the B-52H and requires a much shorter runway for takeoff and landing, allowing for greater dispersal and force realignment. Thus, in a crisis situation, the ND-UCAV can be moved forward – to a greater number of locations – in order to demonstrate American resolve. Unlike the ICBM, the ND-UCAV is recallable before weapons release. The ND-UCAV can change course should the position of a mobile target be lost or compromised. The ND-UCAV can be flown into contaminated areas where a human pilot might succumb to high levels of radiation. Accession No.2508. Scott, R. ‘Germany to fund sub-launched weapon.’ Jane’s Defence Weekly, vol. 46, issue 24, 17 June 2009, p. 7. According to industry and navy officials speaking at the UDT Europe 2009 conference and exhibition, the German Navy has earmarked funding to take the IDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) submarine-launched precision weapon into production for retrofit to its Type 212A submarines.