Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
American bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement.
American bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement.
The Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance.
The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic.
It’s time to cut a leg off America’s Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain.