| Description |
1 online resource (5 pages) |
| Series |
Issue paper / Stimson Center |
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Issue paper (Henry L. Stimson Center)
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| Summary |
The B61 is one of two nuclear-armed gravity bombs currently in the US active stockpile. The life extension program for the B61 is ambitious, with plans to consolidate all the weapon's variations into one, known as the B61-12, which will be deliverable by either fighter planes or long-range bombers, and thus able to function in both strategic and tactical roles. The extraordinary cost of this program alone should cause legislators and interested citizens to delve deeply into the rationale for the B61 SLEP. More importantly, a number of serious questions about the purposes of the weapon -- its roles in US national security policies -- suggest the program may not be necessary, in whole or at least in part |
| Notes |
"August 2016." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 5) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (Stimson, viewed September 12, 2016) |
| Subject |
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration. Life Extension Program.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration. Life Extension Program. fast (OCoLC)fst01929767 |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- United States -- Planning
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Military planning -- United States
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Military planning.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heeley, Laicie, author
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Henry L. Stimson Center, publisher.
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