US Nuclear Deterrent Jeopardized by Weak Infrastructure

The Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. J. Robert Oppenheimer invited the top scientists to New Mexico in 1943 to build the world's first nuclear weapon. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
 

By    |   Thursday, 05 January 2023 07:43 AM EST ET

America's renewed need to modernize its aged nuclear deterrent faces significant hurdles, and government officials warn that there's "no margin for further delay."

The nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure is far behind the modernization and buildup efforts of its rivals. The average American nuclear weapon was built between the 1960s to the 1980s, making them between 40 and 50 years old.

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America's renewed need to modernize its aged nuclear deterrent faces significant hurdles, and government officials warn that there's "no margin for further delay."
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