This is one of the most alarming statistics I’ve seen in a long time. At a time when conventional armed forces are becoming crushingly expensive, nuclear weapons remain the ace in the hole that keeps the ultimate peace. We wince at the once-mighty Royal Navy’s struggle to afford only 6 destroyers, 13 frigates and 10 submarines, but we will soon face similar drastic cutbacks. Without an overwhelming nuclear advantage to back up conventional forces that are too thin to withstand combat attrition, America will become risk averse and impotent. Of course, that appears to be the goal.
We are probably going to get hit before Obama leaves office. I hope they take out DC while Obama is on a local golf course. He’s community organized the Middle East with jihadists to take over slaughter Christians and take out Israel, too. Now he’s strengthening China, Castro, North Korea and Putin. The fatso in NK is crazy and mean enough to do the nuclear dirty deeds without hesitation.