Yes, but here we are dismantling a portion of our nuclear arsenal. Not sure if it will affect our ability to react to anything that might happen to our country in the future, but I hope we are able to retaliate.
Not to worry. We have plenty of “deterrent”. The warheads being dismantled are tactical, not strategic. These are the smaller, lower yield weapons that really only served a purpose when used against large military formations. The world changed, and they have no real purpose anymore.
Think about the Navy: 18 Trident subs, each carry 24 Trident missiles with a range of 8400 miles. Each missile can carry 8 MIRV warheads.
3456 warheads on target. More than enough to get some attention.