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The nuclear triad has three legs. Which list names them?

Nuclear bombers, ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

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  1. Nuclear bombers, ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles ✔
  2. Fighters, tanks and aircraft carriers
  3. Satellites, drones and destroyers

Why: The U.S. first relied only on long-range bombers. By the end of the Eisenhower years it had three delivery systems: nuclear bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

Huh, didn't know that: The reading's author argues bombers are the most visible way to show allies and rivals that America is serious.

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Answer: Nuclear bombers, ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The U.S. first relied only on long-range bombers. By the end of the Eisenhower years it had three delivery systems: nuclear bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 4: Strategic Perspectives, reading 14.5, Should the US Maintain the Nuclear Triad? (Dr. Adam B. Lowther) (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Volume_4_Web_4028F891F0A14.pdf
    a nuclear triad composed of bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and SLBMs.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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