In more heartwarming news.
The US has decided to abandon the development of a new/updated sea based nuclear deterrent. Though let's see what the bought and paid for in congress make of this... well and it is politically timely.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-scrap-sea-launched-nuclear-missile-despite-military-backing-2022-10-27/
"The decision to cancel the submarine-launched cruise missile could help President Joe Biden address calls from fellow Democrats to scale back America's nuclear arsenal without sacrificing major components of its nuclear "triad" of nuclear-tipped ground-based inter-continental ballistic missiles, nuclear-capable bomber aircraft and submarine-launched nuclear arms.
However, it is unclear if Congress, which could come under Republican control after next month's elections, will resist the efforts to scrap it."
In small print, they also suggest that nuclear responses to non-nuclear actions are now on the table as part of official US nuclear posture.