US could broaden its use of nuclear weapons, Trump administration signals
(The Guardian United States)

Wider role for weapons to counter `non-nuclear strategic attacks´ unveiled as part of Trump´s new security strategy, which also failed to address climate changeThe Trump administration signaled that it could broaden the use of nuclear weapons as part of a new security strategy, unveiled by the president on Monday.The wider role for nuclear weapons against `non-nuclear strategic attacks` was one of several ways in which Trump´s approach differed from his predecessor. The threat of climate change went unmentioned. The word `climate` was only used four times in the National Security Strategy (NSS), and three of those mentions referred to the business environment. Americans were instead urged to `embrace energy dominance`. Continue reading...