{"id":26298,"date":"2018-02-21T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/21\/hyten-us-nuclear-policy-must-deal-with-the-world-the-way-it-is\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:13:19","slug":"hyten-us-nuclear-policy-must-deal-with-the-world-the-way-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nuclear-triad\/2018\/02\/21\/hyten-us-nuclear-policy-must-deal-with-the-world-the-way-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyten: US nuclear policy must ‘deal with the world the way it is’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 China\u2019s ballistic missile development program is the \u201cmost active and diverse\u201d in the world, with the Asian power close to having \u201cthe ability to deploy a nuclear triad for the first time,\u201d the head of U.S. Strategic Command warned last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen. John Hyten, speaking at the National Defense University Feb. 16, brought up China\u2019s growing capabilities as an example of why the Pentagon had to make adjustments to America\u2019s nuclear strategy, outlined in the Nuclear Posture Review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As commander for U.S. strategic forces, Hyten does not \u201chave the luxury of dealing with the world [as] I wish it was. I have to deal with the world the way it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t