Washington, United States
The administration of United States President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed its intention to modernize the country’s nuclear arsenal to ensure it is safe and effective.
“We will continue to do so to ensure that we can deter other countries from nuclear aggression,” the United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, at a press conference at the White House.
To this end, the responsible was of the opinion that there should be a “consensus process” between the Democratic Party and Republican Party to carry out this modernization.
“We are starting the process within the Department of Energy, we have to find a solution, but it has to be based on an agreement,” he said.
During the tenure of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), the Pentagon recommended spending more than 6% of its budget on the so-called Nuclear Triad, consisting of strategic bombers, submarines and ICBMs, many of which were decades old. from ancient times.
And he suggested strengthening and renewing the current arsenal without resorting to expansion.
It is expected that the Biden administration conduct a comprehensive review of the country’s nuclear position and examine plans to modernize the arsenal, which is estimated to cost $ 1.7 trillion over 30 years.