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15. Ibid., p. xii.
16. Ibid.
17. Ibid., p. 32.
18. It is unclear if the wording in the NPR was referring to
the soon to be retired Tomahawk L<strong>and</strong> Attack Miissle - <strong>Nuclear</strong>
(TLAM-N) in storage in the United States, or more broadly to other
NSNWs, including B-61 bombs.
19. NPR, p. xiii.
20. Ibid., p. 27.
21. Ibid., p. xiii.
22. Ibid., pp.32-33.
23. The NPR made clear that “these decisions do not presume
what <strong>NATO</strong> will decide about future deterrence requirements,
but are intended to keep the Alliance’s options open <strong>and</strong> provide
capabilities to support other U.S. commitments.” Ibid., p. 35.
24. Ibid., p. 32.
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid.
27. Examples of the previous phrasing, which has appeared
in every <strong>NATO</strong> document since 1990 through 2010, including the
1991 <strong>and</strong> 1999 Strategic Concepts, include the following: “the presence
of US nuclear forces based in Europe, committed to <strong>NATO</strong>,
reinforces the political <strong>and</strong> military link between the European <strong>and</strong>
North American members of the Alliance” (<strong>NATO</strong>/OTAN H<strong>and</strong>book,
Brussels, Belgium: <strong>NATO</strong> Office of Information <strong>and</strong> Press,
2001, p. 56); this exact wording was duplicated in the 2006 version
of the H<strong>and</strong>book. The 1999 <strong>NATO</strong> Strategic Concept, repeating
the nuclear paragraphs from the 1991 version of that document,
included this phrase: “The presence of United States conventional
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