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Stockpile: The Story Behind 10,000 Strategic Nuclear Weapons
Miller, Jerry L. L. 
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN10: 1591145317 ISBN13: 9781591145318 DDC: 355.02170973 Edition: Hardcover; 2010-10-15

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In 1960 there were some 3,500 strategic nuclear weapons in the United States, and by the mid-1970s there were more than 10,000. This book, written by a member of the U.S. nuclear weapons force, gives an account of that buildup and the efforts taken to keep the stockpile under control. Jerry Miller highlights the strategies, targeting and attack plans, and arms control measures associated with the bomb. He addresses the role of the military in establishing requirements and the role of scientists in meeting those requirements and identifies the weapons strengths and weaknesses and their significance for the future. A final chapter reviews threat scenarios and suggests actions to bring the nuclear force into line.

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