Michaela Dodge

Heritage Foundation

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Michaela Dodge is a Senior policy analyst 's Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, where she specializes in missile defense and nuclear weapons modernization.

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As a candidate, President Trump asked, "If we don't use nuclear weapons, why do we have them?" "Modernization" began with Barack Obama.

The US is preparing for nuclear war

As a candidate, President Trump asked, "If we don't use nuclear weapons, why do we have them?" "Modernization" began with Barack Obama.

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It's been 70 years since the US became the first nation to drop an atomic bomb. So far, it's the only one. But how long will that last?

Thinking about the "Unthinkable": the Prospect of Nuclear War

It's been 70 years since the US became the first nation to drop an atomic bomb. So far, it's the only one. But how long will that last?

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