Increased U.S. Strategic Nuclear Weapon Deployments Suggested by Biden Advisor

June 8 :
Reports from Washington, DC -According to a top Indian-American White House official, the United States may need to enhance strategic nuclear weapon deployments in the coming years in order to repel increasing threats from enemies (White House, 2007). Speaking to the Arms Control Association, senior official Pranay Vaddi of the National Security Council made the comment while outlining the Biden administration's "more competitive approach" to arms control.

Putin seemed to rescind his threat two days later, having earlier said that Russia may place conventional missiles within striking distance of the US and its European allies in exchange for their permission for Ukraine to use long-range Western weaponry to attack Russia more deeply.

According to Vaddi, the US is still fully committed to nuclear disarmament treaties and other international non-proliferation and arms control agreements.

The 2010 New START accord limits the nations' deployments of strategic nuclear weapons but ends in 2026. However, he claimed that Russia and China have both refused to discuss a replacement treaty. China has also avoided negotiations about its expanding nuclear arsenal.

Vaddi stated that there might be a need to raise the number of deployed forces in the future. If the president takes that choice, we must be ready to act immediately. In his subsequent remarks, he reiterated the belief that additional nuclear weapons will be necessary to save the American people, our allies, and our partners in the event that such a day arrives.