Pentagon considers new nuclear options as adversaries escalate

The Pentagon is developing a new nuclear strategy focusing on tactical, short-range nuclear weapons to provide the President with credible options for regional conflicts involving China or Russia. The plan aims to enhance deterrence by allowing limited responses without escalating to full-scale strategic nuclear war. This shift follows the expiration of the U.S.-Russia arms treaty and Russia's significant stockpile of theater nuclear weapons, amid China's rapid nuclear expansion.

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