Description: An investigation by the Princeton Program on Science & Global Security, Nuclear Princeton, and Columbia University’s School of Journalism, in partnership with Scientific American.
Generations of land-based missiles on display at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, WY (Photo by Nina Berman)
The US government has begun its biggest nuclear weapons project since the end of the Cold War. Every nuclear weapon, missile, submarine and bomber will be replaced at an estimated cost of $2 trillion. Plans call for these new weapons to be deployed well into the second half of this century. Within this project, one element stands out: the new Sentinel land-based missile program led by the US Air Force. Four hundred new missiles, which will replace the current Minuteman III missiles, are to be deployed in fi
To investigate the human and environmental risks associated with the Sentinel missile program, the Princeton University’s Program on Science & Global Security worked on a two-year project together with the Nuclear Princeton Native American student group and Columbia University’s School of Journalism, and in partnership with Scientific American.