An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) off the coast of Florida. (U.S. Navy/ John Kowalski)
Defense Tech: Mattis: There Is No Such Thing as a 'Tactical' Nuke
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said there is "no such thing" as a tactical nuclear weapon in the context of strategies that consider the use of so-called "low yield" weapons to avert all-out nuclear war.
"I don't think there's any such thing as a tactical nuclear weapon. Any nuclear weapon used anytime is a strategic game changer," he said Tuesday at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Nuclear Posture Review and the overall National Defense Strategy.
"That said, we don't want someone else to miscalculate" and underestimate U.S. resolve to respond to an attack, Mattis said. The U.S. nuclear deterrent "must be considered credible," he said.
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WNU Editor: I recall many conversations like this during the 1980s. Bottom line .... a nuclear bomb is a nuclear bomb. If it explodes at five kilotons or at 100 kilotons .... it will still be seen as a nuclear attack. And once it is seen as a nuclear attack .... after that all bets are off.
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Look, the use of any nuclear weaponry since its use in WW2 will result in retaliatory attacks of the same nature. Even their limited use will result in political distrust as its opening up a president that these weapons can and will be used.
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