My journey to complete the nuclear triad took me aboard both a B-52 and a B-2 stealth bomber, down into a Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile silo and deep beneath the waves on a ballistic missile submarine. The nuclear triad, made up of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable bombers, is the backbone of America’s strategic deterrent. It ensures that no adversary could ever eliminate the nation’s ability to respond to a