Nuclear first strike option serves as deterrent to war, use of chemical, biological weapons: CRS
DefenseSept 5, 2016
The US maintenance of a nuclear first strike option is because the threat of nuclear escalation helps deter large-scale conventional war or the use of chemical and biological weapons, a congressional report said.The Congressional Research Service report came as the administration of President Barack Obama is reportedly considering renouncing the pre-emptive nuclear strike option to bolster his legacy as champion of a world without nuclear weapons. The so-called "no first use" policy has unnerve