# Minuteman

U.S. Signals Readiness to Re‑MIRV ICBMs and Reactivate B‑52 Nuclear Role as New START Expires

The U.S. Air Force says it is prepared to reintroduce MIRVs on Minuteman ICBMs and restore B‑52 nuclear carriage now that New START has lapsed. Those options, while technically reversible, broaden U.S. military choices and risk provoking reciprocal moves by Russia and China, complicating arms‑control prospects.