US Air Force Decreases Number of Deployed Missiles

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As President Donald Trump calls on the nation to increase its nuclear might, the Air Force is taking steps to carry out an Obama administration plan to comply with an arms control treaty with Russia and reduce its nuclear arsenal. That means the Air Force will soon have its lowest arsenal of deployed nuclear missiles in…

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