Limiting U.S. Rules Of Engagements With Its Nukes

Secretary of Defense Gates inspects a GBI at Ft. Greely, AK

U.S. Should Embrace Using Nukes for Nuclear Threat Only, Experts Say -- Global Security Newswire

WASHINGTON -- The greatest contribution the Obama administration's forthcoming review of U.S. nuclear strategy could make to nonproliferation is to establish a doctrine that pledges to use such weapons only against atomic threats, a leading disarmament advocate said last week (see GSN, Jan. 19).

The Pentagon-led Nuclear Posture Review, expected to be released in March, is to establish policies for the U.S. nuclear deterrent over the next five to 10 years. It should make a "strong statement about nuclear policy which can assure the world that we're still not in the position of planning to use nuclear weapons, particularly in a pre-emptive manner; an impression that had been left in the world in the last decade or so," said former Defense Secretary William Perry.

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My Comment: This is a noble endeavor .... unfortunately .... a number of countries in the world will probably not follow the same rules and guidelines that the U.S. is now willing to implement for itself.

But I understand that someone has to at least make the first step.