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Old 16th Feb 2012, 12:56
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Tactical weapon yields are tailored to the target's size and distribution, specifically for use against military formations and no-one is saying how many of them are deployed.
U.S. Prepares for Future Nuke Disarmament Talks With Russia

For the next round of negotiations with Russia on nuclear weapon reductions, the United States would like to focus on nondeployed nuclear weapons and what are known as nonstrategic or “tactical” nuclear weapons, according to State Department officials...................
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