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Scope and Applicability

a. This instruction applies to all U.S. Navy personnel and U.S. Marine Corps personnel under the Chief of Naval Operations chain of command, hereafter referred to as Navy personnel.

b. The policies of this instruction are applicable at all times, although certain weapons systems have been publicly identified as having nuclear capability. They also apply during any public discussion with respect to the presence and or absence of nuclear weapons or components aboard any U.S. Navy ship, submarine, installation, or aircraft, or in any general location.

Purpose. To publish policy concerning the release of information about nuclear weapons and nuclear capabilities of U.S. Navy forces. This revision includes policy updates to ensures compliance with references and ratified treaties and clarifies policy on the release of information on guided missile submarines, naval aircraft, Antarctica and port visits to Japan. This instruction