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Air Force General Calls For Maintaining Nuclear Triad

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

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Declining numbers of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal makes it even more critical to maintain the sea-, land- and air-based delivery systems that make up the “triad” of the strategic fleet and deterrence, the top Air Force general for nuclear deterrence recently said. Major General William Chambers, assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, said getting rid of one of those capabilities would negatively affect the other two, and a “sweet spot” must be found between…

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