U.S. nuclear forces, 2008
@article{Norris2008USNF,
title={U.S. nuclear forces, 2008},
author={Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen},
journal={Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists},
year={2008},
volume={64},
pages={50 - 58},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:150943840}
}T HE PAST YEAR WAS AN IMportant one for nuclear developments in the United States. In 2007, it restarted smallscale production of nuclear weapons for the first time in 1S years, though reduction of the stockpile continues; nuclear weapons were flown across the country accidentally; and Congress rejected administration plans for new warheads, asking instead for a far-reaching review of U.S. nuclear deterrence policy and strategy. In 2002, the United
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