Nuclear Boomerang

... dismissive approach toward NATO, amid the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and rising tensions around Taiwan, has fueled doubts among American allies about the reliability of U.S. security guarantees. Since the early 1950s, the strategy of so-called extended nuclear deterrence has been rooted in the U.S. commitment to use nuclear weapons in the event of an attack on allies, whether with nuclear or conventional forces. “Nuclear options” have been debated within NATO before, but the issue has now galvanized ...