According to published reports, the United States is proposing to withdraw unilaterally all nuclear artillery shells from Western Europe and to revise NATO doctrine in a manner that makes retaining the remaining air- and ground-launched systems utterly problematic.

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The debate was over whether the tubes might have been intended for use not in nuclear weapons but rather in small artillery launchers.

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Nuclear submarine watchkeepers, army vehicle mechanics, Royal Artillery and RAF Regiment gunners and firefighters will also be offered extra incentives.

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