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Modernized Nuclear Triad Central to U.S. Security: STRATCOM Nominee

Chris Schneidmiller

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

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Modernized Nuclear Triad Central to U.S. Security: STRATCOM Nominee

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

The United States must maintain and modernize all three legs of the nuclear triad, including through deployment of a new air-launched cruise missile, the Air Force general nominated to lead U.S. Strategic Command said on Tuesday. “It’s essential that we always maintain a fully ready nuclear deterrent capability. There should be no doubt that the nation needs that capability as the backstop of everything we do as a military,” Gen. John Hyten, current commander of Air Force Space Command, said…

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