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.

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