Russia voices concern over new US submarine-launched nuclear weapon
Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press
The Trump administration's new nuclear warhead, a low-yield variety meant to provide a new layer of nuclear deterrence, has been fielded for the first time, aboard the submarine Tennessee.
MOSCOW — A senior Russian diplomat raised concern Wednesday about the United States deploying a new submarine-launched nuclear weapon, saying the move signaled Washington’s belief that it could wage a limited nuclear conflict.
The Pentagon’s top policy official told The Associated Press this week that a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive power had been fitted onto a Trident II intercontinental ballistic missiles carried by nuclear submarines.
John Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy, said the deployment of the so-called low-yield warheads lowers the risk of nuclear war by helping dissuade Russia from initiating a limited nuclear conflict.
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