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Nuclear Weapons: The Question of Relevance in the 21st Century

Jun 26, 2008 | 17:31 GMT

PH1 Michael J. Rinaldi

Summary

The geopolitical landscape of the 21st century is profoundly different than that of the 20th century, and the bipolar competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that defined the nuclear weapon in its first half century of existence. STRATFOR considers the relevance of such weapons in this new climate.

About 110 U.S. B61 tactical nuclear weapons reportedly have been removed from a British Royal Air Force base, raising the question of nuclear weapons' relevance in the 21st century....

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