Pentagon orders study to ‘identify critical questions’ on role of nuclear weapons in US defense

Thinktank commissioned to draw up a report on the future of the US intercontinental ballistic missile programme

The Pentagon has asked a Washington thinktank to draw up a report on the future of the US intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) programme and deliver it before the end of January.

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) will present options based on three rounds of virtual consultations, which began on Tuesday, between Pentagon officials, nuclear weapons experts and arms control advocates.