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Article: Time for a Systematic Analysis: U.S. Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Proliferation
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- Arms Control Today
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Arms Control Association Dec 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act requires the next secretary of defense, in consultation with the secretaries of energy and state, to conduct a comprehensive review of the nuclear weapons posture of the United States. The review must consider the role of nuclear forces in U.S. military strategy; requirements and objectives for deterrence; the relationship among nuclear deterrence, targeting strategy, and arms control objectives; the role of missile defense and conventional strike weapons; the levels and composition of nuclear delivery systems; the required nuclear weapons complex; and the active and inactive nuclear weapons stockpile, including plans for replacing or modifying ...