Is The Concept And Strategy Of 'Limited Nuclear War' Making A Comback?

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Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose: US Revives Idea Of Limited Nuclear War That Doesn’t Destroy The Planet

A nuclear war doesn’t have to be the end of the world, according to the U.S. government’s latest Nuclear Posture Review.

The recently updated policy on nuclear weapons calls for fitting existing submarine-launched ballistic missiles with low-yield warheads to deter Russia, which believes that if it uses tactical nuclear weapons as part of a first strike, it can de-escalate a crisis on its terms because the United States would not want to counter with a full nuclear strike.

In other words, the United States could respond to a tactical nuclear strike with a low-yield weapon instead of escalating to World War III. For the long term, the Defense and Energy Departments will also study how to develop new submarine-launched cruise missiles that can also be fitted with low-yield warheads.

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WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that when the policy and strategy of "limited nuclear war" was first debated (and ridiculed) in the 1970s and 1980s .... it is now coming back 30 years later for the simple reason that both Russia and the U.S. now believe that it may help deter an all-out nuclear exchange. I have always believed that if war should ever break-out between the U.S. and Russia .... the use of a tactical nuclear weapon would quickly accelerate into an all-out nuclear exchange .... and within hours. I felt it strongly then .... and now 30 years later .... I am more sure than ever that this is what will happen should war break out. Unfortunately .... we are now at the cusp of a new nuclear arms race, and the public in both the U.S. and Russia are not paying attention.