U.S. Strategic Bombers Topic of White Paper From CRS
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12945) on March 17, 2025, by defense policy analysts Jennifer DiMascio and Anya L. Fink:
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The U.S. Air Force deploys three strategic (or heavy) bombers - the B-52, B-1B, and B-2 - to carry bombs or air-to-surface missiles for conventional and nuclear missions. Bombers carry heavy ordnance loads across long distances, for long periods of time, to strike adversar . . .
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The U.S. Air Force deploys three strategic (or heavy) bombers - the B-52, B-1B, and B-2 - to carry bombs or air-to-surface missiles for conventional and nuclear missions. Bombers carry heavy ordnance loads across long distances, for long periods of time, to strike adversar . . .