The United States Nuclear Revitalization: Modernizing the Nuclear Triad

On January 27, 2017, the President of the United States, directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to initiate and conduct a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which was released February, 2018, as part of the U.S. Nuclear Triad modernization efforts. The purpose of this effort is “to ensure the safety and security of the homeland, its allies, and to serve as a nuclear deterrent against its adversaries.” The escalating tensions between the U.S., Russia, China, and North Korea revolving around nuclear weapons and the possibility of their use in the near future, has created an immediate sense of urgency for the revitalization and modernization of the U.S. Nuclear Triad.  Read More