Nor can its development of a new strategic bomber and a fifth-generation fighter.

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In addition, planned replacement of the Ohio-class nuclear-ballistic-missile submarine has also been delayed, and no decision has yet been made on whether the U.S. next-generation strategic bomber force will even be capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

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In addition, planned replacement of the Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine has also been delayed, and no decision has yet been made on whether the U.S. next-generation strategic bomber force will even be capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

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"A genuine strategic air power must possess a strong power projection capability, which is highly reliant on large aircraft, namely a strategic air freighter and a strategic bomber, " said Wang Yanan, deputy editor in chief at Aerospace Knowledge magazine and a military analyst, in a China Daily report.

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To achieve these reductions, the Peacekeeper ICBMs have been retired, the Navy has removed four Trident submarines from strategic service and the B-1 bomber is now used for conventional weapons only and will not retain its capability to return to a nuclear role.

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In recent weeks, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to sharply reduce the amounts requested for the rail-mobile MX and the road-mobile Midgetman missile, for the B-2 "Stealth" bomber and the advanced cruise missile, and for the Strategic Defense Initiative in the FY1990 Defense authorization bill.

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