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Air Force Global Strike Command and Sen. Jon Tester, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense chairman, visited Malmstrom Air Force Base May 21 to learn more about the strategic importance of the installation and to discuss the future of nuclear deterrence. The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been on alert for more than 50 years, and Brown has emphasized modernizing the Air Force across the board, including the most responsive leg of the nuclear triad. “A safe, secure and reliable nuclear deterrent allows the nation to negotiate from a position of power, provides...