Indeed, one can only wonder if the West could have held off the Soviet Union if the Cold War turned hot and whether the United States would have had to carry an unfair portion of the burden.

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As for the 450 Minuteman missiles that make up the other land-based leg of the arsenal, their locations are well known and the number of warheads they carry has dwindled to a small portion of the nuclear arsenal, so their future contribution to deterrence is uncertain too.

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The indemnity will apply only to those operators that already carry such coverage, only to the limits of their existing terms and conditions and the portion of existing coverage that will not be offered in commercially available insurance policies.

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