Modernizing the Nuclear Triad

In this talk, Major General Stacy Jo Huser, Commander of the 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, will discuss the necessity of modernizing the U.S. nuclear triad to address emerging threats from China, Russia, and North Korea. Drawing from her extensive experience in nuclear operations and strategic planning, she will explore challenges like hypersonic weapons, cyber vulnerabilities, and artificial intelligence, emphasizing how modernization ensures effective deterrence and strategic superiority in an evolving global landscape.

Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser is Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. She is responsible for more than 12,000 Airmen providing nuclear global strike and nuclear weapons sustainment for the U.S. Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Huser commissioned through Officer Training School in 1996 after earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. She has extensive experience in space and missile operations. Maj. Gen. Huser has served as a space operations crew member, instructor and training manager, as well as an ICBM combat crew commander, evaluator and chief of emergency war order plans. She also completed staff tours in the Secretary of the Air Force's Legislative Liaison Office and at United States Strategic Command. Maj. Gen. Huser commanded the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska; the 91st Missile Operations Group, Minot AFB, North Dakota; and the 90th Missile Wing at Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.
Prior to her current assignment, Maj. Gen. Huser served as the Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. In that role, she assisted the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs to maintain the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.

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