U.S. advantages in conventional military power, space systems and cyber weapons also can be “negated” once adversaries perceive they have a nuclear advantage and escalate a conflict to gain the advantage, he said.
Nuclear deterrence at risk from aging strategic forces and warheads
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The three legs of the triad, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and ballistic-launching nuclear submarines, are operating “decades beyond their design life,” Lt. Gen. James C. Dawkins Jr., the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, told a recent online discussion sponsored by The Heritage Foundation, while rivals such as China and Russia press ahead with major modernization plans.
James Dawkins: Air Force needs new cruise missile to maintain nuclear triad
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