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Witnesses tell House panel U.S. must accelerate nuclear modernization to meet a two-peer threat
Summary
Pentagon witnesses told the Strategic Forces Subcommittee that China's rapid nuclear expansion creates a two-peer deterrence problem requiring accelerated modernization of the triad and improvements to nuclear command, control and communications (NC3). Officials said a nuclear strategy review and program acceleration are underway.
Pentagon witnesses told the House Strategic Forces Subcommittee that the pace and scope of Chinese and Russian nuclear modernization requires an accelerated, modernized U.S. nuclear posture.
Dr. Robert Kick, introduced as the assistant secretary responsible for nuclear deterrence, said China's rapid, opaque expansion means the United States faces the "unprecedented challenge of deterring two nuclear peers," and that modernization of the triad and command systems must be accelerated. He urged full funding of major recapitalization programs, naming the Sentinel…
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