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Line 24: ==History== ===Background=== The [[Presidency of George W. Bush\|administration of [[George W. Bush]] considered developing such a weapon in the 2000s, but rejected the idea because of fears that an ICBM-launched weapon would trigger the [[Russia]]n nuclear-launch warning system, potentially provoking a nuclear war.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23strike.html "U.S. Faces Choice on New Weapons for Fast Strikes"]. ''New York Times'', 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-27.</ref> However, the [[Presidency of Barack Obama\|Obama administration]] continued development of the system, believing that it could allow the U.S. to shrink its nuclear arsenal while maintaining its deterrent and quick-strike capabilities. A potential enemy cannot be certain that a launched ICBM contains only a conventional warhead, not a nuclear one. Thus it is currently unclear what designs or precautions could convince China and Russia, two countries with launch-detection systems and nuclear ICBMs, to ignore their early-warning systems. Current ideas include a low-trajectory missile design, or allowing Russian and Chinese inspection of missile sites.<ref name=post>{{cite news

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