The U.S. Department of Defense is scrutinizing all three legs of the nation’s aging nuclear triad as part of its nuclear posture review, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said June 14. “We’re looking at each leg of the triad and we’re looking at each weapon inside each leg,” Mattis testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel. “What I’m looking for is a deterrent that will be most compelling to make certain that these weapons are never used.” Mattis’ comments came in response to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (DCalif.), who urged DOD to determine which nuclear modernization efforts are truly needed for deterrence and which are not.
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