Expanding the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal is Unnecessary, and Would Increase the Danger of Nuclear War

An LCNP Response to the Report of the Congressional Commission on the U.S. Strategic Posture. The Commission’s report, released on October 12, 2023, calls for reinforcing and building up U.S. nuclear forces based on the alarmist view that the U.S. could face simultaneous attacks by two peer nuclear adversaries, Russia and China. This course of action is unnecessary; would violate Non-Proliferation Treaty commitments; and would trigger a ruinously expensive new nuclear arms race which would be even more dangerous than past arms races due to the disruptive effect of new technologies – Artificial Intelligence, remote sensing, and more.