Momentum Grows For Expanded U.S. Nuclear Weapons Arsenal

Northrop Grumman B-21

The Northrop Grumman B-21 is one of multiple nuclear modernization programs that the incoming Trump administration could expand.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Even before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, one of his first-term defense priorities is gaining momentum: expanding the inventory of U.S. nuclear weapons programs. The Pentagon is undertaking a “study of sufficiency” to determine what capabilities might be needed to give the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Momentum Grows For Expanded U.S. Nuclear Weapons Arsenal is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical analysis into emerging trends, technological advancements, operational best practices and continuous updates to policy, requirements and budgets.

Already a subscriber to AW&ST or AWIN? Log in with your existing email and password.