While it is generally believed that the future U.S. nuclear stockpile will number 3,500 warheads under the Strategic Arms Reduction (START) Treaty, the truth is that the Clinton administration is planning for a stockpile more than twice as big— closer to 7,500 warheads. These figures were part of the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released on September 22, 1994, establishing the missions and levels for U.S. nuclear forces through the year 2003.
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