Here is the nuclear triad we actually need for deterrence
As Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev well understood, smaller nuclear weapons with short flight times make nuclear war more likely. That is why they prioritized such systems for elimination through arms control agreements. Sadly, our current nuclear weapons plan — which emphasizes so-called low-yield, stealthy, “limited” nuclear war-fighting weapons delivered on ambiguous platforms such as cruise missiles — ignores that wisdom and needlessly risks returning us to the dark, dangerous days of the Cold War. ADVERTISEMENT Russia has been modernizing its nuclear forces and is developing some...