Strategic Aviation En Route to Updating

... Missiles with nuclear warheads increased the efficiency of strategic aircraft as well. Nevertheless, Britain no longer deploys nuclear weapons for delivery by aircraft and like France has opted for SSBNs. After the “disgrace” of strategic aircraft ... ... capabilities at least at the same level, there is no alternative but to develop new aircraft. The terms of New START (the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) are another incentive for the development of the strategic bombing component of the nuclear triad. According ...