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Defense Primer: U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the Feb. 2, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces.
From the report
The Nuclear Triad
Since the early 1960s, the United States has maintained a “triad” of strategic nuclear delivery vehicles. These include long-range land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), long-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and long-range heavy bombers equipped to carry nuclear-armed cruise missiles and gravity bombs. The number...
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/08/defense-primer-u-s-strategic-nuclear-forces
Letter from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer to Pentagon
The following is the July 15, 2019 message to the Department of Defense from Acting Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer.
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES
SUBJECT: Assumption of Duties as Acting Secretary of Defense
Effective immediately, I have assumed the duties of Acting Secretary of Defense.
My service as Acting Secretary of Defense affords the U.S. Senate the opportunity to provide advice and consent on the President?s nominee to serve as the next...
Document: U.S. National Intelligence Strategy 2019
The following is the recently released U.S. National Intelligence Strategy 2019.
Letter from the Director of National Intelligence
As the Director of National Intelligence, I am fortunate to lead an Intelligence Community (IC) composed of the best and brightest professionals who have committed their careers and their lives to protecting our national security. The IC is a 24/7/365 organization, scanning the globe and delivering the most distinctive, timely insights with clarity, objectivity, and...
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/23/document-u-s-national-intelligence-strategy-2019