America's Nuclear Arsenal Could Be Approaching Its Weakest Point
Published Mar 29, 2024 at 3:00 AM EDT
Updated Mar 29, 2024 at 9:36 AM EDT
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By Ellie Cook
Security & Defense Reporter
The backbone of the U.S.'s national security—that is how Washington has long seen its nuclear deterrent. Since the advent of the atomic age, maintaining a powerful, credible nuclear arsenal that is ready to go on a moment's notice has been at the very top of the priority list in D.C.'s corridors of power.
But the U.S.'s nukes are old. Faced with the rapid development taking place in China and a more aggressive, unpredictable Russia, there are deep concerns over whether the U.S. has been funneling enough resources into modernizing its capabilities on time as an unpredictable future lurks around the corner.
"The next five years—maybe less than that—will be really determinative," said Heather Williams, who heads up the Project on Nuclear Issues and is a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank.
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