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The U.S. landbased intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) force consists of 400 single-warhead Minuteman III missiles deployed in underground silos and dispersed across several states.

The United States has also initiated the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to begin the replacement of Minuteman III in 2029. The GBSD program will also modernize the 450 ICBM launch facilities that will support the fielding of 400 ICBMs.

The current U.S. non-strategic nuclear force consists exclusively of a relatively small number of B61 gravity bombs carried by F-15E and allied dual capable aircraft (DCA). The United States is incorporating nuclear capability onto the forward-deployable, nuclear-capable F-35 as a replacement for the current aging DCA.

The review requires an "investment in a credible nuclear deterrent with diverse capabilities," chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White said one day before its publication.

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by Xinhua writer Wang Xue

CAIRO， June 27 (Xinhua) -- With cheerful Arab-styled music， a famous puppet character leading his puppet donkey opened a night show on an open-air stage， attracting hundreds of children and their parents in the cool summer night.

In the yard of the Opera House in Cairo， the old-styled puppets， including a cute lion， three naughty kids， and a pretty belly dancer， injected some magic to the show named "The Grand Night，" and also brought back Egyptians' childhood memories of the old days without modern entertainment.

"I can never forget those happy moments when I was young. My parents brought me to puppet shows at night， and I loved the music and the puppets，" Asmaa， a mother of two， told Xinhua.

"That was also the reason why I bring my children here tonight， and they enjoy it so much，" she said. "This show is a kind of healthy entertainment for children."

Behind the iridescent front stage， the puppet team was busy operating those living characters， while others were working at the lights and music.

As an ancient art form， puppets were used in Egypt as early as 2000 BC， when string-operated figures of wood were manipulated to perform the actions of kneading bread.

Nowadays， the ancient art doesn't fade from people's life， though there are high-tech toys and digital gadgets of entertainment. The decorative puppets still have a haunted attraction.

"The story of Grand Night comes from an Egyptian popular folklore，" one of the puppet artists， Yassir Abdel-Maqsoud， told Xinhua.

"Thanks to the Culture Ministry， the Opera House yard hosts for free all over the month Egyptian traditional folklore performances， including the puppet show and other shows that pull people away from their TV sets and mobile phones and enjoy the ancient art，" said Maqsoud， with a little girl puppet in his hands dancing with music.

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