New US nuclear weapons review echoes Cold War era

By John ClearwaterDefence Watch Guest WriterLast week the US government released the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), reflecting the views of the current president and advisors, and some in the Pentagon, on the state and future of US nuclear forces and their employment.
The document lays out the plans to include more low-yield flexible nuclear options for use, and to “expand the range of credible US options for responding to non-nuclear strategic attack”. As the report says, the US will