A New Nuclear Arms Race

Reminiscent of the Cold War, the US and Russia are racing to develop a new generation of more powerful nuclear weapons, making the prospect of cataclysmic war more realistic than at any time in generations. Can the nuclear arms race genie be put back in the bottle?

Bonnie Jenkins, Former Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, US Department of State
Frank Klotz, Former Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
Franklin Miller, Former Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security
Council
Andrew Weber, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
Moderator: Michael Gordon, National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

Recorded live at the 2018 Aspen Security Forum.

[jimjones]

The United States was so far ahead of the Russian in the 1980s under Ronald Reagan, the Mobile minuteman mounted on rail and MX 10 nuclear warhead ICBM missiles surpassed anything the Soviets had. After the Soviet Union collapsed we became complacent and Russia continued developing newer missiles, we are behind and have to catch up. Not only do we need to refresh the current nuclear arsenal, we also need to procure delivery vehicles. Let Japan develop their own nuclear weapons to offset the North Korean and China.

[rachelniquette]

Not enough money for food but plenty for weapons.