A static display of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., front gate the evening of April 4, 2012. From left are the Peacekeeper, the Minuteman III and the Minuteman I. The planet Venus is visible in the sky above the Minuteman missiles and Jupiter is visible to the left of the Minuteman I. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
The Guardian: Trump team drawing up fresh plans to bolster US nuclear arsenal
* Congress and US allies briefed on progress of Nuclear Posture Review
* Pence: ‘There’s no greater force for world peace than the US nuclear arsenal’
The Trump administration is working on a nuclear weapons policy that is intended to mark a decisive end to the era of post-cold war disarmament, by bolstering the US arsenal and loosening the conditions under which it would be used.
A draft of the new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was presented in September at a White House meeting between Donald Trump and his top national security advisers. Congress and US allies have been briefed on the progress of the new draft.
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WNU Editor: The final report and recommendations will be completed by the end of this year.
Ah ffs. The world doesn't need more nukes. Make them more reliable, OK. Make them have less fallout, OK. Increase precision, fine. But we don't need more and we don't want looser regulations on the use. This is what north Korea is causing - and China because they helped and keep helping the north Koreans. Thank you, China.thank you, North Korea
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