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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy.

Military weapons.

Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Reviews ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. Provides overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. Presents details about each category of delivery vehicle, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers, focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs. Discusses issues related to decisions about the future size, shape, safety, security, and management of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces

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