B-1B Lancer Nuclear Rerole Plan

Referenced in: “The Unruly Hedge: Cold War Thinking at the Crawford Summit” Arms Control Today December 2001. Although the B-1B is widely described by military officials as a “conventional-only” bomber, the Pentagon maintains a “nuclear rerole plan” under which “spare” nuclear bombs for the aircraft are maintained in the Active Reserve Stockpile of U.S. Strategic […]