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The End of Nuclear Sharing? US Nuclear Weapons in Europe
Dec 2009, Vol. 154, No. 6By Hugh Beach
Although not well known, US nuclear weapons are still based on the soil of non-nuclear European allies. The doctrine of first use, as a last resort in the face of military aggression, also remains. However, change is in the air: nuclear weapons seem increasingly irrelevant in modern war, and the new US administration advocates a nuclear-free world. Hugh Beach argues that a new policy may be required, but that it will have to come from Europe and be able to match the credibility and solidarity afforded by current nuclear sharing.
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