Sharon Weiner

Jun 14, 2024 | defenseone.com | Sébastien Philippe |Sharon Weiner

The Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program is so massively over budget and behind schedule that it must be bailed out by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before July 9 or face termination. In either case, U.S. nuclear forces would remain sufficient to deter any adversary, including Russia and China, from a nuclear strike. Termination of Sentinel, however, would make the country much safer while saving taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.

May 14, 2024 | progressivehub.net | Sharon Weiner

Costs are skyrocketing to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Instead of turning a blind eye, Congress should demand fiscal oversight and make hard decisions balancing costs with deterrenceBy Sharon K. Weiner, Scientific AmericanBipartisanship seems rare in Congress these days.

May 14, 2024 | nuclear-news.net | Sharon Weiner |Christina MacPherson

Nuclear Weapons at Any Price? Congress Should Say No Costs are skyrocketing to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Instead of turning a blind eye, Congress should demand fiscal oversight and make hard decisions balancing costs with deterrenceBY SHARON K. WEINER, 13 May 24,  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-weapons-at-any-price-congress-should-say-no/Bipartisanship seems rare in Congress these days.

May 13, 2024 | scientificamerican.com | Sharon Weiner

Bipartisanship seems rare in Congress these days. But one place to consistently find agreement between Democrats and Republicans is support for modernizing the U.S. nuclear arsenal—currently numbering almost 5,000 nuclear warheads, plus the triad of missiles, submarines and bombers to deliver them.

Aug 23, 2023 | thebulletin.org | Dina Smeltz |Sharon Weiner |John Mecklin

For younger generations, the recent rollout of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film might raise existential issues surrounding nuclear weapons. In fact, the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons seems more realistic now than it has for decades. Besides Russia’s nuclear threats throughout the war against Ukraine, China’s nuclear build-up raises concerns about a potential arms race with the United States and potentially other countries in Asia.