Between the end of the Cold War and a president perceived as an architect of disarmament, nuclear weapons have lost their status as an “existential threat.” From the Partial Test-Ban and nuclear Non-Proliferation treaties through Reykjavík in the eighties to START I in 1991, arms control was beginning to look like it might corral nuclear proliferation…
Without congressional intervention, the Air Force's ability toconduct air superiority missions will be increasingly at risk overthe next three decades.
America's defense manufacturing industrial base has given theUnited States an advanced array of weapons systems and platforms to meet the full spectrum of potential missions. Securing America'smilitary dominance for the decades ahead will require a highlyskilled workforce and sustained investment in platforms that offerfuture commanders and civilian leaders a vital set of core militarycapabilities and equipment to respond to any threat.