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IOTL, the US Navy developed the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior and the North American A-5 Vigilante as carrier-based aircraft capable of carrying strategic nuclear weapons. However, these aircraft had the misfortune to enter service at the same time as the first ballistic missile submarines, and thus were never used in their intended roles.

Your challenge is to have carrier-based aircraft the dominant naval component of the nuclear triad.
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