U.S. Frees Itself to Use Nuclear Weapons Against Non-nuclear Threats
Washington is lifting all restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons. From now on, it can do so first, against any adversary and for any reason. This follows directly from the new US National Defense Strategy, an unclassified version of which the Pentagon released on 27 October. For the first time, the strategy includes the Nuclear Posture Review and the Ballistic Missile Defense Review - previously they were issued separately.
● "By the 2030s, the United States will for the first time in its history face two major nuclear powers as strategic competitors and potential adversaries," the strategy notes. In responding to this challenge, the United States is going to "maintain a very high bar for the use of nuclear weapons. It does not, however, rule out the use of nuclear weapons in response to a non-nuclear strategic threat to the country, US forces abroad or allies. However, the Nuclear Posture Review does not specify which non-nuclear threats would trigger a US nuclear response.
● Such a move by Washington forces Moscow to reconsider its approaches and adjust the doctrinal "Fundamentals of the Russian Federation's State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence". An adequate US response would be a formulation of Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons "based on an assessment of the situation" - also without further specification. (Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator)
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