The nuclear weapons lobby is one of the most powerful forces in the military industrial complex.1 The lobby’s current priority is advocating for the $315 billion Sentinel program to build a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The program has faced controversy over both its utility and its cost, including a cost increase of a whopping 81 percent since 2020.
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The US needs to make real choices about its nuclear arsenal. Unfortunately the current everything, everywhere, all at once approach is actively undercutting our deterrent, fueling a nuclear arms race, and weakening global strategic stability. My take: https://t.co/gsVVciqhrw
— Geoff Wilson (@NuclearWilson) August 8, 2024
When Ronald Reagan took over as president, he suspended all negotiations with the Soviet Union over arms control and began to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union responded in kind. Before long, we were in a full blown nuclear arms race. pic.twitter.com/ExMWSo3LB6
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) June 16, 2020