Russia and China are both modernizing their nuclear arsenals to include new capabilities, but experts at a House hearing on Friday offered different views on how those programs would impact the effectiveness of the U.S. strategic deterrent (see GSN, Sept. 22)."There is a great deal of similarity between Russia and China in terms of modernization programs and the role of nuclear weapons in their [military] strategies," said Mark Schneider, a senior analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy. "The Russians and the Chinese are modernizing every element of their strategic triad."
The triad refers to the three methods for delivering nuclear warheads -- land-launched missiles, submarines and bombers.
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