The United States announced the need to modernize the arsenal of nuclear weapons

The United States intends to modernize its nuclear arsenal in order to maintain technological superiority and prevent its use. This was announced by Energy Secretary Chris Wright in an interview with Fox News on March 30.

Wright said that now the American state does not need to build up nuclear stockpiles, but modernize its arsenal of weapons. He added that the main task is to avoid the use of nuclear weapons.

"To do this, the world must be sure that the United States is leading in the reliability and technology of its weapons. Our position is strong, but it will become even stronger with the support of the administration," the minister said.

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Pavel Feldman, Candidate of Political Sciences, professor at the Academy of Labor and Social Relations, noted on March 24 in a conversation with Izvestia that the escalation around Iran will grow in the coming months — the United States may strike at the nuclear facilities of the Middle Eastern state.

Stephen Witkoff, special envoy of the American President Donald Trump, said on March 23 that the United States could start a military conflict with Iran if alternative ways to overcome differences between states did not bring effect. According to him, the United States will continue to insist on the inadmissibility for Iran to have nuclear weapons and to develop in this direction.