Pentagon Considering ‘Radical’ New Approaches to Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense

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Pentagon Considering ‘Radical’ New Approaches to Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense
8/3/2017
By Jon Harper


The Defense Department is looking at non-traditional methods of deterring nuclear attacks and guarding against ballistic missile threats, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Aug. 3.
 
The Pentagon has undertaken two separate but related studies — a Nuclear Posture Review and a Ballistic Missile Defense Review — at the direction of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/8/3/pentagon-considering-radical-new-approaches-to-nuclear-deterrence-missile-defense