All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.
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Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.
On Monday, he was posthumously named a national hero of Indonesia – prompting protests from human rights groups and victims who decried the award as whitewashing a repressive regime that left hundreds of thousands dead, according to historians.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
The myth of Revere, the individual hero, the consummate voice of warning rising up against the odds, has become ingrained in the American zeitgeist, twisting its way through social movements, pop songs and marketing campaigns for more than a century.
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