With expanding great power competition and the breakdown of nonproliferation norms, a growing number of countries have embarked on nuclear modernization and expanding nuclear arsenals. The Trump administration has announced an unprecedented request for a $1.5 trillion dollar defense budget. Current estimated costs for maintaining the current U.S. nuclear arsenal and modernizing the entire program run to nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years. The Trump administration has also set in motion the Golden Dome project, a multi-layered missile defense system to neutralize nuclear threats to the U.S. homeland, projected to cost $3.6 trillion over the next 20 years. This panel will discuss rising nuclear risks, the costs and trade-offs imposed by the new nuclear arms race, and potential ways forward.
Speakers:
- Hon. Corey Hinderstein, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Hon. Mallory Stewart, CEO, Council on Strategic Risks; former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, U.S. Department of State
- Mr. Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Moderator:
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Geoff Brumfiel, Senior Editor and Correspondant, NPR
