U.S. Must Update Its Nuclear Arsenal

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the last test of U.S. nuclear weaponry. For those opposed to the U.S. maintaining superiority in nuclear arms, it’s cause for celebration. But there will be no high-fiving among realists. The flawed assumptions that led America to adopt self-imposed restraint on nuclear weapons testing remain as flawed as ever. Meanwhile, the global nuclear neighborhood has gotten far more dangerous.