Share the B-21 Stealth Bomber With US Allies

Share the B-21 Stealth Bomber With US Allies
A B-2 Bomber prepares to refuel in-flight on Oct. 5, 2000. R.D. Scott H. Spitzer/U.S. Air Force/Getty Images
Rick Fisher
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Throughout the first Cold War and as the world slides into a second, the United States has relied on intercontinental-range strategic bombers to provide a slow and recallable leg to balance the high-speed and non-recallable land and sea-based ballistic missile legs of its nuclear deterrent “triad.”

Rick Fisher
Rick Fisher
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Rick Fisher is a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
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