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How is our RRW strategy consistent with non-proliferation and arms control?

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How is our RRW strategy consistent with non-proliferation and arms control?

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During the Cold War, nuclear weapons programs were undertaken in reaction to a clear and present danger to the nations survival posed by a hostile Soviet Union. They involved large, multi-billion dollar, development and production programs for both nuclear weapons delivery systems and the warheads themselves. There was intense and sustained attention and scrutiny to these programs by senior government officialsboth civilian and military. The uniformed services had a strong and prestigious career path for officers involved in nuclear weapons R&D, planning, and operations. There was sustained, widespread interest and support within Congress leadership and rank and file. More generally, there was a reasonably robust bipartisan consensus that nuclear weapons, in large part, were essential to our nations security, notwithstanding disagreements at the margins and strong debate on the details. In regard to nuclear warhead development and production, the Department of Energy (DOE) and its pred

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