megatonnage
Americannoun
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Origin of megatonnage
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In addition, Weinberger's deputy Richard Perle points out that testing more precise warheads has allowed the U.S. to reduce its overall megatonnage by 75% in the past two decades.
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The U.S. may also demand some limitation on the megatonnage of ICBMS.
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Nevertheless, even if Weinberger were only half right, it would mean that the Soviet advantage in overall nuclear megatonnage was no longer counterbalanced by the superior guidance systems of U.S. warheads.
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In terms of firepower and megatonnage, the other Russian services are more awesome.
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The Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Belorussians and the rest would prefer that all that megatonnage remain Gorbachev's responsibility rather than become the property of Boris Yeltsin.
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