If we did end up in a crisis where things were really tense, this decision about what is coming at you could be essential.

It's depending on the scenario. The whole point of 8022 is that it's supposed to be extremely flexible. It's a new thing.

The sort of operational implementation of the Global Strike is CONCEPT PLAN (CONPLAN) 8022. That's the one that is the actual plan that the Navy and the Air Force translate into strike package for their submarines and bombers.

It's a package (of nuclear and conventional weapons). The implication of this obviously is that nuclear weapons are being brought down from a special category of being a last resort, or sort of the ultimate weapon, to being just another tool in the toolbox.

This combination approach can not only avert an HIV crisis but also directly addresses the problem of drug use.

A decision was reached that a further, coordinated rate reduction to 3 percent was necessary.