Comments on: The Prospects for Nuclear Deterrence in the Next American Administration https://globalsecurityreview.com/the-prospects-for-nuclear-deterrence-in-the-next-american-administration/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:44:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 1KoolKat https://globalsecurityreview.com/the-prospects-for-nuclear-deterrence-in-the-next-american-administration/#comment-638 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:44:25 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=28410#comment-638 In reply to Rickover.

Even with the Stockpile Stewardship Program testing and certifying the US must continue to maintain a nuclear infra structure capable of new production (weapon platforms and warheads). Unfortunitely the nation has allowed its nuclear deterrent to atrophy and age out. Methink people forgot how the US won the Cold War and the country might pay a high price (literally and figuratively) for it.

]]> By: Rickover https://globalsecurityreview.com/the-prospects-for-nuclear-deterrence-in-the-next-american-administration/#comment-542 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:37:08 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=28410#comment-542 We obviously have a plutonium pit production problem.
However in 2012 Lawrence Livermore laboratory concluded that our reserve pits are good for at least 80 years and maybe even longer.
If new testing confirms this, we should build new warheads using reserve pits. LRSO should be increased to 2000 missiles and made available to other platforms such as P-8, F-15EX and ground and sea/sub launchers. A powered version of the B61 bomb should be created using the kratos J85 engine. Need to give nuclear capability to JASSM, PrSM, Dark Eagle. We should be able to get to 5000 deployed warheads, half of them on non-strategic distributed systems stationed around the world

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