A Navy SEAL officer, Adam Schwarze holds responsibilities as officer-in-charge and DELTA Platoon in-water mission commander. Currently attending Harvard University’s graduate program, Adam Schwarze is focused on areas such as international relations and nuclear deterrence.
As reported in Air Force Magazine, an August 2021 survey of 2,000 voters by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies found widespread support for nuclear modernization as part of a deterrence strategy. The survey comes at a time when Congress and the Pentagon are engaged in efforts to update and replace diverse elements of the nuclear triad. Before any questions were asked, survey participants were provided with the fact that nuclear deterrence makes up 5 percent of the total US defense budget. Asked whether this percentage should be decreased, increased, or maintained constant, 80 percent of respondents chose one of the latter two options. In addition, 91 percent indicated agreement with the idea of nuclear deterrence being “critical to our national safety and security.” The public perception is that US capabilities are up to date, but when informed that the Minuteman III system was more than half a century old, more than half of respondents indicated that intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) should be replaced with a new system. In addition, 23 percent felt that the ICBMs should be refurbished and their lifespan extended, while only 5 percent felt that the systems should be completely eliminated.
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