Despite some elected officials' commitment to rolling back the nuclear arms race, significant opposition persists from a network advocating for increased nuclear weaponry. Prominent figures like former Senator Jon Kyl influence debates, urging a nuclear buildup amidst ongoing Pentagon plans to invest $2 trillion over 30 years in new nuclear weapons. This push underscores a troubling belief among some that increased arsenals promote safety, driven by vested interests that benefit from heightened arms development, threatening global security and nuclear stability.
A small, hardworking contingent of elected officials is indeed trying to roll back the nuclear arms race and make it harder for such world-ending weaponry ever to be used again.
The Pentagon's current plans for spending up to $2 trillion over the next three decades to create a whole new generation of nuclear weapons stokes a dangerous new nuclear arms race.
One indicator of the current state of affairs is the resurgence of former Arizona senator Jon Kyl, who spent 18 years in Congress opposing even the most modest efforts to control nuclear weapons.
Misguided notions that more nuclear weapons will make us safer, along with an entrenched network benefiting from the nuclear arms race, drive the push for a larger arsenal.
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