DOD Adjusts Nuclear Deterrence Strategy as Nuclear Peer Adversaries Escalate
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
Multiple nuclear peer adversaries challenge the U.S. and its allies' and partners' security, according to the Defense Department.
"We are now in a world where we're facing multiple nuclear competitors, multiple states that are growing, diversifying and modernizing their nuclear arsenals and also, unfortunately, prioritizing the role that nuclear weapons play in their national security . . .
Multiple nuclear peer adversaries challenge the U.S. and its allies' and partners' security, according to the Defense Department.
"We are now in a world where we're facing multiple nuclear competitors, multiple states that are growing, diversifying and modernizing their nuclear arsenals and also, unfortunately, prioritizing the role that nuclear weapons play in their national security . . .