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America Must Seek Nuclear Supremacy

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An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, March 26, 2018.

U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist First Class Ronald Gutridge/Handout via Reuters

While the wars in Iran and Ukraine and other global crises command attention, many have overlooked the daunting challenge facing President Trump in the nuclear realm: for the first time ever, America faces not one but two peer adversaries that each represent an existential threat to our way of life.

The Trump administration inherited the most complex nuclear challenge in history — but this moment is as much opportunity as it is crisis. Over the next three years, Trump has a golden chance to launch the nuclear renaissance America needs, rebuild a deterrent second to none, and deliver homeland defense for the 21st century.

John Noonan

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John Noonan

John Noonan is an adviser to POLARIS National Security. He is a former congressional staffer and veteran of the United States Air Force.

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