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Upgrading U.S. nuclear missiles, as Russia and China modernize, would cost $85 billion. Is it time to quit the ICBM race? - LA Times

'Air Force officials worry increasingly about the Minuteman’s ability to penetrate adversaries’ future missile defense systems. '

'Today’s 400 Minuteman missiles each field a single warhead. '

'Fred Stoss III, director of operations at the Air Force Global Strike Command. “The ICBMs are the most responsive. '

'At some point, they say, the Minuteman’s ability to penetrate future missile defense systems could be compromised.“Nuclear weapons are foundational to our national security,” said Maj. '

'At the same time, Russia and China are upgrading their nuclear capabilities. '

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