I’m a pretty smart guy and I didn’t know what the term ‘Nuclear Triad’ meant at first. Of course I’m not a career politician either. Funny how that works.
I’m street smart. Heard the term some years ago.
Never knew the meaning and didn’t care to look it up.
It was a gotcha type question when it was asked. To make the questioner look good.
Its meaningful to news junkies of a certain age.
It was a big deal in numerous epic defense budget battles in an age gone by. That was of course back in the days when there were meaningful budget battles.
Its notable that it seems to be the one thing about nuclear strategy stuck in the heads of journalists, a McGuffin term really.