April 22, 2020
No Cause For Celebration: America's Submarines Are Getting New W76-2 Tactical Nuclear Weapons
It could lead to some big problems.
by Sebastien Roblin
Here's What You Need To Remember: Essentially, whether the W76-2 improves American security is much more about psychology than technology. Would the presence of tactical-yield Trident missiles dissuade U.S. adversaries from employing their own tactical nukes against U.S. forces or their allies?
It was a small, obscure-sounding item in the 2020 defense budget—a mere $19.6 million to procure W76-2 warheads, a sum which could pay for just one quarter of a single F-35A stealth fighter.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/no-cause-celebration-americas-submarines-are-getting-new-w76-2-tactical-nuclear-weapons
