Dangers of a nuclear no first use policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Department of Defense, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Nuclear warfare--Government policy--United States.

Nuclear warfare.

No first use (Nuclear strategy).

Military policy.

Nuclear warfare--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 page)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Department of Defense, [2019]

Summary:

Within the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) process, every recent U.S. administration has examined whether and how U.S. nuclear declaratory policy should change. The 2018 NPR is consistent with NPRs conducted by previous administrations in rejecting a no first use policy and notes that "the United States would only consider the employment of nuclear weapons in extreme circumstances to defend the vital interests of the United States, its allies, and partners." Given the significant deterioration in the international security and nuclear threat environment since the previous 2010 NPR, a no first use policy remains unjustified.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (Defense, viewed April 4, 2019).

OCLC:

1091583289