WASHINGTON: The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and developnew low-yield atomic bombs, largely in response to Russian actions inrecent years, the Pentagon says in a policy statement released Friday.
The so-called Nuclear Posture Review outlines the Pentagon´s nuclearambitions under President Donald Trump and is the first time since 2010that the military has spelled out how it foresees nuclear threats in thecoming decades.
While the document underscores the administration´s concerns about NorthKorea, Iran and China, the focus falls largely on Russia.
“This is a response to Russian expansion of their capability and the natureof their strategy and doctrine,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wrote in theintroduction to the 75-page document. AFP