Pentagon Drafting a New U.S. Nuclear Strategy in Case of Regional War with China or Russia

Pentagon official warns of regional nuclear war

Washington: A regional conflict in which nuclear weapons are used locally and trigger a wider escalation poses a greater danger than a surprise mass attack on the United States, a senior Pentagon official has warned. Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of War for Policy, said the consequences of a large-scale nuclear strike on the United States would deter countries capable of launching one. “What I would fear more is a regional war,” Colby told the…

Pentagon drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia

The Defense Department’s top policy official is advancing a classified new U.S. nuclear strategy that places heavier emphasis on shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a regional war involving China or Russia, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort. The review, led by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, is designed […]

What We’re All in for if Either Russia or the U.S. Empire Uses a Nuke - LewRockwell

If either the U.S. side or the Russian side uses a nuclear weapon against the other side, that will precipitate a global nuclear war in which no side will stop, short of unleashing all of its weapons. There is no such thing as a “tactical nuclear weapon” — a phrase that was invented by the U.S. side in 1951 in order to fool the public to believe that there is such a thing and that it is smaller than the nukes the U.S. had used in 1945 against Hi…

Regional war could trigger nuclear escalation, US defense official warns

Pentagon official Elbridge Colby cautioned that limited nuclear conflicts risk escalating globally, following Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim about Trump-era nuclear discussions.

‘What I would fear more...’ Pentagon official warns of regional nuclear war

Pentagon official Elbridge Colby warned that a regional conflict involving limited nuclear use could escalate rapidly, posing a major threat to global security.