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America is getting a new $100B nuclear weapon
- p1esk 6y agoInteresting article. It seems to be mostly about lobbying and jobs, than anything else.
- blendo 6y agoYet again, reminded of the dismal fact that I can go several years before being reminded of the US’s 3800 warheads, Russia’s 4300, and China’s 300. I think step 1 is to decommission both the land and air missiles and bombs, and leave only the SSBN missile submarines. See also: The Future of the ICBM Force: Should the Least Valuable Leg of the Triad Be Replaced? https://www.armscontrol.org/sites/default/files/files/PolicyPapers/PolicyPaper_RS_2018_0319.pdf https://www.armscontrol.org/sites/default/files/files/Policy...