ICAS research associate, Will Saetren, joined Air Force Global Strike Command’s Deterrence and Assurance Working Group (DAWG) at Barksdale Airforce Base to discuss the America’s plans to acquire a new, air-launched nuclear cruise missile (LRSO). Mr. Saetren spoke about the impact that LRSO will likely have on global stability, Chinese perspectives on the LRSO, and other reasons that the United States should revisit its decision to acquire a new air-launched nuclear cruise missile.