
Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh, outgoing chief of staff, said Wednesday that each leg of the U.S. nuclear triad will remain critical for strategic deterrence regardless of budget pressures, and that a separate account to fund the nuclear forces modernization for all three legs is worth considering.“I’m a believer in the triad,” Welsh, who is retiring from his position July 1, told a group of reporters at a Defense Writers Group breakfast. “I believe that the benefits you get from…