Nuclear security

New report argues for narrowing role of nuclear weapons in US policies, diplomacy and forces

The United States should minimize the role that nuclear weapons play in its security policy because they add few military options and provide "false hopes" that can be costly geopolitically as well as in human lives, according to a new report from the Stimson Center, a nonpartisan think tank.

The report (pdf) released May 14 recognizes that nuclear weapons are "indispensable" to deter other nations from attacking the U.S. and allies with such weapons, but they offer no other advantage over the conventional military superiority that the U.S. enjoys over every other nation.