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More Money, More Missiles: A Look at the Sentinel Program

Deep State Radio Network February 9, 2024

Row of nuclear ballistic missiles in silhouette ready to be launched at sunset. Illustration of the concept of nuclear wars and World War III

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a Pentagon program is over budget. The Sentinel ICBM program is envisioned as a keystone of the US nuclear triad, but why do we need 400 new missiles? Slate columnist Fred Kaplan and Mackenzie Knight from the Federation of American Scientists join Jon Wolfsthal and Heather Williams to shine a light on the program and why it may, or may not, be necessary.