{"id":388189,"date":"2021-04-05T05:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=388189"},"modified":"2021-04-05T05:28:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:28:22","slug":"us-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"US Allies Threatened By Russian Nukes Under Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=388189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231087536.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s growing nuclear arsenal and President Biden&#8217;s inaction on nuclear weapons may put American allies in grave danger, Republicans and defense experts say.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in National Security<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0 \">\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/american-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden\/\"><strong>US Allies Threatened By Russian Nukes Under Biden<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/cornell-professors-overwhelmingly-reject-china-partnership\/\"><strong>Cornell Professors Overwhelmingly Reject China Partnership<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/usaid-failed-to-ensure-palestinian-aid-dollars-kept-from-terrorists-gao-says\/\"><strong>USAID Failed to Ensure Palestinian Aid Dollars Kept from Terrorists, GAO Says<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\tVladimir Putin&#8217;s surging nuclear stockpile and military buildup leaves NATO allies all the more in need of protection from the U.S. military, according to Alan Mendoza, the executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, a British think tank. Mendoza said Europe needs more than Biden&#8217;s harsh words for Putin&#8217;s regime, particularly as Democrats weigh Pentagon cuts and advocate against America&#8217;s nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The world is going to get more rather than less dangerous \u2026 that should surely reflect itself back into U.S. defense policy,&#8221; Mendoza said. &#8220;What actually needs to be felt in Europe is that the U.S. will be there to support its NATO allies on the front lines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Britain has sounded the alarm on Russia\u2019s growing nuclear arms. Nearly half of Russia&#8217;s nuclear arms are not covered by the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which the Biden administration extended in January.&nbsp;A March security review from London&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-britain-politics-nuclear-weapons\/britain-to-expand-nuclear-warhead-stockpile-by-over-40-as-global-threats-rise-idUSKBN2B81N4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended<\/a>&nbsp;a 40 percent increase in Britain\u2019s nuclear stockpile as fears of Russia&#8217;s arsenal grow.<\/p>\n<p>For Major General Ferdinand B. Stoss, the director of plans and policy at U.S. Strategic Command, growing nuclear threats from Russia and others to American allies make his task of maintaining a strong nuclear stance all the more important.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A challenge is that despite the U.S.&#8217;s concerted efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons \u2026 our adversaries since 2010 are doing the opposite,&#8221; Stoss said.&nbsp;&#8220;We have to make sure that our nuclear triad is safe, secure, and effective. If it\u2019s not, we wont be able to honor our extended deterrence commitments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Biden and members of Congress meanwhile signal they do not want to grow or modernize America\u2019s nuclear arsenal. Many of the key technologies used in deploying America\u2019s nukes come from the Vietnam era. Republican members of Congress say America\u2019s shrinking nuclear power combined with the potential of a lagging defense budget could prove unsettling to allies. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rep. Joe Wilson (R., S.C.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the Biden nuclear plan could &#8220;directly impact&#8221; the security of our allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of our allies rely on America\u2019s nuclear umbrella for protection instead of their own nuclear programs,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;If the Biden Administration fails to modernize our nuclear [weapons], the United States and our NATO allies will be more vulnerable to near-peer competitors Russia and China\u2026. The United Kingdom in particular would be directly impacted.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rep. Don Bacon (R., Neb.), a co-chair of the House Baltic caucus, said that a weakened nuclear stance would also hurt other European allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Our European allies understand the importance of countering Russia and China\u2019s growing threats and that a strong alliance is required to counter both simultaneously,&#8221; Bacon said. &#8220;The push for unilateral reductions in our nuclear force is not only misguided, but it will undermine our ability to maintain a strong, credible alliance with our European partners and hurt NATO\u2019s ability to deter Russian and Chinese aggression.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stoss\u2019s commanding officer Admiral Charles Richard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/01\/06\/us-strategic-command-head-defends-icbm-replacement-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> headlines in January for saying his job may take a difficult turn if the defense budget does not work toward modernizing parts of the nuclear arsenal. In his confirmation hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/bidens-pentagon-pick-dodges-questions-on-nuclear-arsenal-at-senate-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dodged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> several questions on his own approach to building up the nation&#8217;s nuclear weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The White House did not return a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n\t\t<!-- \/339474670\/Freebeacon\/InContent --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s growing nuclear arsenal and President Biden&#8217;s inaction on nuclear weapons may put American allies in grave danger, Republicans and defense experts say.  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