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- Summary of Major Military Forces: 1980 - 1991[As of September 30.] 1991, Category 1980 1985 1988 est.
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- Strategic forces:
- Land-based ICMs 1,054 1,028 1,000 1,000
- Sea-launched BMs 576 648 674 656
- Strategic bombers 413 328 423 358
- Strategic interceptors 292 264 252 (NA)
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- General purpose forces (active):
- Army Divisions 16 17 18 16
- Marine Corps Divisions 3 3 3 3
- Air Force Tactical Aircraft 3,813 4,406 4,470 (NA)
- Navy/Marine Corps Tactical
- Aircraft 2,013 1,970 1,962 (NA)
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- Naval forces:
- Aircraft carriers 13 13 14 14
- Battleships - 2 3*2
- Nuclear attack submarines 74 96 96 86
- Other warships 180 204 195 132
- Amphibious assaults(1) 63 60 62 66
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- Airlift & sealift forces:
- C-5 aircraft (PAA) 70 70 102 (NA)
- Other Air Force aircraft (PAA) 820 787 781 (NA)
- Navy and Marine Corps Tactical
- Support Aircraft (PAA) 88 88 87 (NA)
- Ships (NDRF) 164 214 209 (NA)
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- NA=Not available.
- - Represents zero.
- 1. Excludes reserve forces' amphibious ships.
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- Source:The Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget
- Office; Department of Defense.
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