Davis Winkie
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first heard Jul 2026
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So 650 is what they think they need to maintain that current level of firepower.
With that said, the last remaining arms control treaty on the planet between the U.S.
and Russia called New START limits the number of nuclear weapons that we can have deployed at any given time.
That treaty, however, is going to expire next month.
And you have some conservative folks in the nuclear weapons world arguing that we should immediately deploy more nuclear weapons as soon as that treaty expires in order to show adversaries that we are prepared to wage a nuclear war against both Russia and China if it ultimately comes to that.
Opponents argue, though, that
even if you wanted to maintain the current level of firepower that our Minuteman III missiles have, you don't need as many Sentinel missiles.
That's because there's a new nuclear warhead under development for the Sentinel that would allow it to carry multiple nuclear weapons and hit multiple targets from just one missile.
The argument there from opponents is, hey, if you
Really think you need to have these things.
OK, but here's a way that you can reduce the number of them and reduce costs.
And that's, you know, something that hasn't been seriously considered by Congress or by planners.
Opponents of these weapons argue.
That's a really good question.
And frankly, it's going to be one that's easier to answer in 10 or 20 years.
But we're seeing signs that all three of the players of what a new Cold War would look like, U.S., Russia and China, are taking significant steps and making massive investments in modernizing and expanding their nuclear arsenals.
That's led some officials to issue very stark warnings.
The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration and President Joe Biden's administration warned that we stood on the precipice of a potential arms race with China and that we stand to lose such an arms race.
That's sobering to think of.
But what it comes down to is a pretty clear eyed assessment of Chinese industrial capacity compared to our current nuclear weapons construction infrastructure.
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