Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters

be a national security concern for the U.S. as long as nuclear weapon technologies exist in the hands of other nations or non-state entities. Therefore, the U.S. must preserve its ability to design and produce the safest, most reliable and most secure nuclear weapons in the world. The U.S. must also have the industrial and manufacturing infrastructure to achieve this goal, and the ability to be confident in the success of our accomplishments.