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Observations on Navy Nuclear Weapon Safeguards and Nuclear Weapon Accident Emergency Planning

NSIAD-85-123 Published: Jul 29, 1985. Publicly Released: Aug 02, 1985.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Navy's plans to use Staten Island, New York as the home port for a surface action group, which would be capable of handling nuclear-armed cruise missiles.

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