Russia's growing nuclear arsenal and President Biden's inaction on nuclear weapons may put American allies in grave danger, Republicans and defense experts say.
Vladimir Putin's surging nuclear stockpile and military buildup leaves NATO allies all the more in need of protection from the U.S. military, according to Alan Mendoza, the executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, a British think tank.
For Major General Ferdinand B. Stoss, the director of plans and policy at U.S. Strategic Command, growing nuclear threats from Russia and others to American allies make his task of maintaining a strong nuclear stance all the more important.
Republican members of Congress say America's shrinking nuclear power combined with the potential of a lagging defense budget could prove unsettling to allies.
Rep. Joe Wilson, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the Biden nuclear plan could "Directly impact" the security of our allies.
Many of our allies rely on America's nuclear umbrella for protection instead of their own nuclear programs," Wilson said.
"If the Biden Administration fails to modernize our nuclear [weapons], the United States and our NATO allies will be more vulnerable to near-peer competitors Russia and China. The United Kingdom in particular would be directly impacted."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/american-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden/
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