Will The U.S. Renounce It's Nuclear First Strike Policy?

A nuclear explosion during a test in Mururoa atoll in 1971. US President Barack Obama plans "dramatic reductions" in the country's nuclear weapons' stockpile as part of a sweeping policy review, a senior administration official has told AFP.

U.S. Seen Ruling Out "No First Use" Nuke Policy -- Global Security Newswire

The Obama administration has ruled out pledging in a forthcoming U.S. nuclear strategy review that the United States will never initiate a nuclear first strike against another power, the New York Times reported yesterday (see GSN, Feb. 17).

U.S. President Barack Obama was set to hear alternatives from Defense Secretary Robert Gates today for addressing remaining concerns over the Nuclear Posture Review, officials told the Times. The issues to be discussed included the possibility of redefining the purpose of the U.S. strategic arsenal by specifying situations in which the country might use its nuclear weapons.

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My Comment: They will make this announcement .... but I am going to bet that no one is going to believe it.