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U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues

Categories: Arms Control,Defense/Military,Nuclear Arms

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL33640.pdf

Discusses plans for reduction of the strategic U.S. nuclear force and their delivery vehicles, including land-based long-range missiles, submarine-based missiles, and long-range heavy bombers, and related issues for Congress such as force size and structure, and safety/security issues.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists