Section 3.3 - Q6 - What Does Project 2025 Say?

“The U.S. nuclear arsenal needs to be updated and reinvigorated if we are to be able to deal effectively with threats from China, Russia, and other adversaries.”

Citation: Project 2025, Section 3.2: Department of Energy and Related Commissions, Bernard L. McNamee, page 404, paragraph 2

Context:

McNamee goes on to mandate that we “Fund the design, development, and deployment of new nuclear warheads, including the production of plutonium pits in quantity”, “Expand the U.S. Navy and develop new nuclear naval reactors to ensure that the Navy has the nuclear propulsion it needs to secure America’s strategic interests”, and “End ineffective and counterproductive nonproliferation activities like those involving Iran and the United Nations.” (Project 2025, Section 3.2: Department of Energy and Related Commissions, Bernard L. McNamee, page 404, bulleted list.)

This proposal is problematic from geopolitical, environmental, economic, and ethical perspectives. I break down the consequences of McNamee’s recommended actions in the full analysis linked below.

Full contextual analysis of Section 3.3: Department of Energy and Related Commissions here.

Section: Section 3.3: Department of Energy and Related Commissions

Categories: China, Nuclear Proliferation, The Military