Modernize Nuclear Arsenal? Not. Gonna. Happen.

From Threats Watch:

At the Wall Street Journal, Melanie Kirkpatrick explains how and why USAF General Kevin Chilton is sounding the nuclear alarm regarding our aging arsenal. (With thanks to Glenn Reynolds.)

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear weapons program has suffered from neglect. Warheads are old. There’s been no new warhead design since the 1980s, and the last time one was tested was 1992, when the U.S. unilaterally stopped testing. Gen. Chilton, who heads U.S. Strategic Command, has been sounding the alarm, as has Defense Secretary Robert Gates. So far few seem to be listening.

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My Comment: Not a very smart move. America's nuclear forces have always deterred our major enemies for he past 60 years, this is a radical departure from what has been American policy during this time.