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US General’s advice on how to reduce spending on nuclear weapons

Brent Scowcroft’s Suggestion on the Nuclear Arsenal, HUFFINGTON POST, Rizwan Ladha, 17 June 11 For over sixty years, the United States has maintained a large and costly nuclear arsenal, composed of heavy bombers, submarine-launched missiles, and intercontinental missiles. But Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft thinks it’s time for a change.

In a talk Thursday at National Defense University, Gen. Scowcroft suggested that the U.S. nuclear force should be restructured, eliminating the air- and sea-based legs of the triad and only maintaining 1,000 to 1,500 single-warhead ICBMs. He argues this would provide a credible deterrent to adversaries, while guaranteeing security to U.S. allies……..http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rizwan-ladha/brent-scowcrofts-suggesti_b_879507.html

June 18, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | weapons and war