On March 29, 2023, Forward Defense senior fellow Robert Soofer was quoted in Newsweek about the US nuclear arsenal. Soofer said, “The U.S. government will do whatever it takes to keep [the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile] in a ready state or reliable state until Sentinel comes online. There are things that we can do in extremis to keep the systems in service longer.”
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
