The U.S. government’s own policies risk creating a gap between U.S. nuclear capabilities and the future demands of the uncertain strategic environment. As a matter of national security, the U.S. must revitalize its nuclear-weapons complex. On June 27, 2012, The Heritage Foundation’s Michaela Bendikova addressed an audience of nuclear experts and future leaders at the conference of the Project on Nuclear Issues (a project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She explained why the U.S. nuclear-weapons complex and strategic delivery platforms require significant continuing investments.