Title: New Arms Race? Trump Tweets US Must 'Greatly' Expand Nuclear Arsenal (Drop the Big One) Source:
Sputnik URL Source:https://sputniknews.com/military/20 ... ump-us-expand-nuclear-arsenal/ Published:Dec 22, 2016 Author:Sputnik Post Date:2016-12-22 19:21:59 by hondo68 Keywords:Borrow and spend then, Drop the Big One, Merry Christmas Views:421 Comments:7
Until such times as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Thursday, the US should be happy to spend money on more doomsday weapons.
Trump campaigned to put domestic policy at the forefront of his administrations goals and championed a non-interventionist foreign policy. In a complete reversal, Trump advocates the US enter a nuclear arms race, despite having an arsenal that could destroy human civilization many times over.
It is not as though Americas Cold War stockpile has been collecting dust on the shelf. Recent nuclear modernization efforts have included refurbishing and extending the life of old warheads, building new strategic delivery systems, and funding new production facilities.
And despite President Obamas quest for a nuclear-free world, the US has recapitalized its nuclear enterprise with billions of dollars. The US has 441 Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic missiles alone, according to a report from the Arms Control Association, and the next US President is now suggesting that America needs better, and more, nuclear weapons. Nuclear-armed ICBMs are just one way to mercilessly incinerate entire ecosystems of human, animal, and plant life. The nuclear modernization program in the US also includes fortifying submarines and stealth bombers with atomic weapons, according to the report.
Under President Obamas watch, the US developed new smaller precision guided nukes with a detonation radius that can be scaled up or down as required by the mission. Critics within the US military worry that focused, targeted strikes with a controlled blast-radius will make nukes more tempting to use.