U.S. Nuclear Weapons : Policy, Force Structure, and Arms Control Issues.

Presents U.S. nuclear posture during the Cold War, and summarizes more recent developments. Describes current U.S. plans and policies governing possible use of nuclear weapons, size and structure of U.S. nuclear arsenal, and way in which arms control agreements might alter that force structure in ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Arms control. Nuclear weapons. Projection. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Presents U.S. nuclear posture during the Cold War, and summarizes more recent developments. Describes current U.S. plans and policies governing possible use of nuclear weapons, size and structure of U.S. nuclear arsenal, and way in which arms control agreements might alter that force structure in near future. Reviews some proposals offered by outside analysts as alternatives to Clinton Administration approach.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.