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New START allows the US to pursue conventional global strike systems

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States
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(1) States with civilian and military nuclear capability
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NPT members
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United States
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US Nuclear Posture Review Report – April 2010
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Key objectives of US nuclear weapons policies and posture?
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(3) Maintaining strategic deterrence at reduced nuclear force levels
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Provisions of the New START agreement
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New START allows the US to pursue conventional global strike systems
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All US ICBMs will be “de-MIRVed” to a single warhead
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Limits of 800 deployed and non-deployed strategic launchers
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Limits of 1,550 accountable strategic warheads
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Limits of 700 deployed strategic delivery vehicles and heavy bombers
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New START doesn't constrain U.S. missile defenses
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US ICBMs, SLBMs and nuclear-capable heavy bombers are maintained
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