america’s aging nuclear deterrent
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By: Tyler Callese. America’s Aging Nuclear Deterrent. Thesis. America’s aging nuclear deterrent must be either modernized or have a life extension program enacted because of the imminent threat posed by foreign nuclear powers and their efforts to modernize. Current Stockpile. Two Categories - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AMERICA’S AGING NUCLEAR DETERRENT
By: Tyler Callese
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Thesis
America’s aging nuclear deterrent must be either modernized or have a
life extension program enacted because of the imminent threat
posed by foreign nuclear powers and their efforts to modernize.
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Current Stockpile
Two Categories Strategic Tactical
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Strategic Stockpile
1,050 land-based delivered by the Minuteman ICBM
Length: 59.9 ftWeight: 80,000 lbs.Range: 6000 MilesSpeed: 15,000 MPHDate end o f P roduc t ion : December 1978
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Strategic Stockpile
1,955 Air-based warheads carried by B-52, B-1B, and B-2 Bombers
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B-52 Bomber w/ Full ArmamentNuclear Armament- Mk-53 nuclear
Warhead Yield: 52 MTLast Produced- June 1965
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B-1B Bomber
Nuclear Armament-B-83 Yield: Variable Low Kiloton to 1.2 MT
Last Produced: 1991
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B-2 Bomber
Nuclear Armament:B-61
Last Produced: 1968
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Strategic Stockpile Cont.
2,016 Sea-based warheads carried on Ohio Class Subs
W-76 Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile Last Produced July1987
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Tactical Stockpile
100 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles W-80-1 Nuclear Advanced Cruise Missile
Warhead Last Produced: August 1990
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Tactical Stockpile cont.
B61 Surface to Surface Cruise Missile Range- 250 Miles W-5 Nuclear Warhead Last Produced: July 1963
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What’s the Problem?
These weapons are the only thing protecting our country from a nuclear holocaust. Do you trust your life to a 30 year old bomb with as much technology as a calculator today?
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State of America’s Nuclear Arsenal Aging, almost primitive weapons No means to manufacture new
weapons should the need arise No young Ph.D.’s to replace the old
and retiring nuclear engineers who built the earlier bombs
AND THE BIGGEST REASON…
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A DETERRENT IS CREDIBLE ONLY IF THE ENEMIES BELIEVE IT WILL WORK, THAT MEANS MODERNIZATION.
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WHAT THE OTHER NUCLEAR POWERS ARE DOING CONCERNING MODERNIZATION
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Russia
Developing new land and sea-based missiles
Maintaining abiltity to manufacture warheads
Building new missile defense shield
Russia’s nuclear arsenal
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China
Developing new land, sea, and air based missiles
Maintains ability to manufacture new warheads
Chinese Nuclear Bombs
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America…
Obama supports decreasing nuclear stockpile
This is fine if and only if: America pursues a modernization
program so as the reliability of the missiles offsets the number
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The Two Options for America
Modernization- Renovation of
nuclear deterrent- New nuclear
research iniatives
Life Extension Program
- Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program
- Make Component Modifications as needed to maintain first strike capability
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Final Thought
No matter what, America must do something. America cannot sit by and watch allow other countries to gain an edge over us.
Current: There is currently a Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States in session. The final report will be issued in later this year and will address this problem.