These so-called tactical nuclear weapons have a limited explosive strength – though still are staggeringly powerful compared to conventional weapons. Underpinning the Trump nuclear doctrine is the concern that America’s nukes are so powerful that adversaries don’t believe they would ever be used. US nuclear review calls for development of low-yield weapons“If you really wanted to use weapons in a limited low-yield scenario, they are there. The Pentagon’s nuclear policy draft, which euphemistically calls low-yield bombs “supplements”, states that increasing such weapons would help deter Russia and other nations. Barry Blechman, co-founder of the Stimson Center, a nonpartisan anti-nuclear proliferation think tank in Washington, said he was worried some of the language in the draft nuclear policy would make it harder to renew that treaty.

Source: The Express Tribune January 25, 2018 06:11 UTC