The SLCM-N could also scuttle other diplomatic ventures with adversaries. “The focus on the SLCM-N seems to undermine President Trump’s stated interest in having nuclear arms control and strategic stability talks with Russia and China,” Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow and Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities, told RS. “It will be hard to convince Moscow and Beijing that Washington is serious about these negotiations if it is simultaneously surging the development of a new nuclear weapon.”
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