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But Trump&#8217;s comments on Thursday offered his strongest statements yet in support of the nuclear arsenal, although he offered no specifics on the policy or procurement steps he could take to grow nuclear capabilities.<br\/><br\/> All three legs of the nuclear triad, comprised of intercontinental ballistic missiles, bombers and ballistic missile submarines, are aging and in need of replacement starting in the mid 2020s. The Air Force and Navy are in the beginning stages for three modernization programs \u2014 the B-21 bomber, Ohio replacement submarine, and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent \u2014 to do just that.<br\/><br\/> However, it&#8217;s unclear whether Trump&#8217;s remarks indicate a commitment to the current programs of record, or if they portend a larger expansion of US nuclear capabilities, such as additional warheads or new weapons systems. <br\/><br\/> Trump&#8217;s comment follows a meeting with a number of the US military&#8217;s top policy and procurement officials, including Vice Adm. James Syring, head of the Missile Defense Agency and Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein, deputy Air Force chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;These are great people,&#8221; Trump said after the meeting, according to a pool report. &#8220;These are amazing people and I&#8217;m very impressed with them. And they are good negotiators.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> The president elect&#8217;s transition team had met with Weinstein previously. During an interview with Defense News earlier this month, Weinstein and Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said they were hopeful that the Trump administration would be supportive of the nuclear triad.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Nuclear has been foundational to the defense of our nation through seven administrations. I don\u2019t see it changing for this one,&#8221; Weinstein said then. 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