Mattis Cites Kissinger to Call for New Nukes
The head of the Pentagon was called before Congress to defend the administration’s nuclear policies and plans to develop new weapons capabilities. Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are skeptical of Defense Secretary James Mattis’ initiative to build new lower-yield nuclear weapons capable of being launched from submarines. The details of which were contained in the administration’s Nuclear Posture Review, released last week. Secretary Mattis on Tuesday spun some game theory to the committee in an attempt to justify the expenditure. “It’s to make certain that no…
