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Biden Plans Massive Expansion of US Nuclear Arsenal to Fight Multiple Wars, Report Says
Biden Plans Massive Expansion of US Nuclear Arsenal to Fight Multiple Wars, Report Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Starting in 2026, the Biden administration is planning to dramatically expand the US arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons after many... 13.08.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The massive new nuclear weapons rearmament program is scheduled to start in February 2026, when the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia runs out, the report said on Monday. The decision to expand the arsenal was made following the conclusion by US nuclear policymakers that the US armed forces may be called upon to confront challenges from several nuclear-armed powers ranging from Russia and/or China to Iran and North Korea at the same time, the report said. Moreover, the report noted that, under a series of previous arms control treaties with Russia and other nations, the world’s nuclear stockpile declined from 70,000 warheads in 1986 to around 12,000 today. However, China is now rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, from a few hundred warheads in 2020 to an estimated 1,000 by 2030 and 1,500 by 2035, the report said.
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Biden Plans Massive Expansion of US Nuclear Arsenal to Fight Multiple Wars, Report Says
09:36 13.08.2024 (Updated: 11:21 13.08.2024) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Starting in 2026, the Biden administration is planning to dramatically expand the US arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons after many decades of reducing them, the Economist said in a report.
The massive new nuclear weapons rearmament program is scheduled to start in February 2026, when the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) with Russia runs out, the report said on Monday.
The decision to
expand the arsenal was made following the conclusion by US nuclear policymakers that the US armed forces may be called upon to confront challenges from several nuclear-armed powers ranging from Russia and/or China to Iran and North Korea at the same time, the report said.
Moreover, the report noted that, under a series of previous
arms control treaties with Russia and other nations, the world’s nuclear stockpile declined from
70,000 warheads in 1986 to around
12,000 today. However, China is now rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, from a few hundred warheads in 2020 to an estimated
1,000 by 2030 and
1,500 by 2035, the report said.
