President Trump should secure America’s nuclear future by taking weapons out of DoE

(Franklin C. Miller and Frank A. Rose – Breaking Defense) President Donald Trump loves to make big, consequential decisions. And while the two of us don’t agree with many of his decisions, there is no doubt he has made some that benefit US national security. He established the US Space Force to respond the growing threats to our space systems, and has increased defense spending, advanced acquisition reform to deliver military capabilities quicker to our warfighters, and pressed allies to take defense seriously. Now Trump has a chance to take action to improve the security of the United States over the long-term, and fix America’s broken nuclear weapons establishment. The United States is entering the most fraught nuclear moment since the Cold War. Russia is modernizing and expanding its arsenal while openly brandishing nuclear threats. China is racing to build a far larger and more sophisticated nuclear force. Arms-control guardrails have collapsed. Nuclear deterrence is no longer an abstract concept — it is central to America’s future. – President Trump should secure America’s nuclear future by taking weapons out of DoE – Breaking Defense