Nuclear Cost-Cutters Face Uphill Battle
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“In my humble opinion, we’re building more weapons than we need,” HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash, said during an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “We need to look at ways to have a robust deterrent in a more cost-effective manner. And that’s what we’re going to work towards.”
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It is so disingenuous to claim the nuclear deterrent is somehow too costly for the nation to afford. Covid relief exceeds $4 Trillion last 11 months which is 4X the full cost to modernize and maintain the Triad FOR THE NEXT 30 years.