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Paul Selva at the Capitol, lawmakers were cagey, but generally expressed support. The strategy is expected to be released next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A leaked copy of the Pentagon\u2019s upcoming Nuclear Posture Review calls for the development of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/01\/23\/as-trump-seeks-new-nuke-options-weapons-agency-head-warns-of-capacity-overload\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">new low-yield warhead<\/a> for America\u2019s submarines, the creation of a new sub-launched, nuclear-capable cruise missile, and a shift in America\u2019s stance on when nuclear weapons may be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense intends to either modify or create new low-yield nuclear warheads for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, which is not a current capability. That\u2019s to counter the belief among potential adversaries, including Russia, that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is too devastating to ever be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who is an advocate for U.S. missile defense capability upgrades, said it\u2019s crucial the document be public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s not just public for the American public \u2015 it will be public for other countries to read,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cSo much of any nuclear deterrence policy relies on credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sullivan had a range of concerns, about Russia\u2019s shifting nuclear strategy and America\u2019s missile defenses. But he was confident there\u2019s bipartisan support in Congress for nuclear modernization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe modernization program looks like a hefty price tag \u2026 but as an overall percentage of the DoD budget, it\u2019s not going to swallow it,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cNobody, as far as I can tell, has come out and said we don\u2019t need to modernize our forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Deb Fischer, the chairwoman of the SASC\u2019s strategic forces panel, said she was pleased the review incorporated input from allies. In spite of the review\u2019s new features, she saw it as maintaining the \u201cstandard approach [of] the last 70 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it recognizes the threats we face from a number of adversaries, and those threats have to be faced in different ways,\u201d said Fischer, R-Neb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the classified nature of the brief, Fischer was not explicit. However, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis <span class=\"js-paste-start-NFGFLOHBXZANBKPTESJURTPLPU\">publicly <span class=\"js-paste-end-NFGFLOHBXZANBKPTESJURTPLPU\">confirmed in September that the U.S. and South Korea have discussed employing tactical nuclear weapons as an option to defend against North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons program.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acknowledgment from Mattis comes as the U.S. and international community grapple with increasingly aggressive nuclear weapons testing by North Korea.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIncreasing our military\u2019s lethality and agility was rightly named a priority in the recently released National Defense Strategy, and the Nuclear Posture Review supports this vision by putting an emphasis on modernizing our weapons systems so we\u2019re prepared to counter aggression by adversaries, such as North Korea or Iran, or near peer competitors, such as Russia and China,\u201c Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said in a statement.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters, Sen. James Inhofe, the chairman of the SASC\u2019s readiness panel, raised the threats from North Korea, as well as competition from Russia and China, to make the case for increased spending on nuclear modernization and missile defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re sitting around watching a missile, you\u2019ve got a minute and a half, it\u2019s going to take out an American city, you don\u2019t worry about the cost of that,\u201d said Inhofe, R-Okla. \u201cWe\u2019re at the point where we\u2019re seeing a much greater threat than we have in the past \u2014 that has nothing to do with this meeting \u2014 that\u2019s the reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Aaron Mehta, of Defense News, and Tara Copp, of Military Times, contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon\u2019s No. 2 civilian and uniformed officer have given a classified preview of President Trump\u2019s newly drafted 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