The United States must bear the cost of nuclear modernization or face the prospect of losing its ability to deter nations like Russia and North Korea, which might seek to "coerce a conventionally superior opponent to back off or abandon an ally during a crisis," according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Carter, who spoke Monday at Minot Air Force Base, ND, made the case for the Pentagon's nuclear triad modernization program, which has been pegged to cost approximately $1 trillion...
