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Could cruise missiles stop START?

Sea-launched cruise missiles are outside the scope of the US–Soviet treaty on intermediate-range nuclear forces. The consequences for the next step in arms control will be far-reaching.

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Leggett, J. Could cruise missiles stop START?. Nature 334, 307–308 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/334307a0

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