Thomas D'Agostino, the White House's pick to become the next National Nuclear Security Administration chief, says that even though the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is expected to remain secure and reliable for the foreseeable future, this is no time to consider slowing down the Reliable Replacement Warhead program by a few years. Some critics call for delaying RRW because of concerns that its deployment could undermine American nonproliferation policy. One argument against such a delay is based on the need...
