![US says it won’t rule out nuclear first strike, because allies wouldn’t trust it otherwise US says it won’t rule out nuclear first strike, because allies wouldn’t trust it otherwise](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5c9d6f36dda4c8890f8b45d4.jpg)
A Pentagon official has said that the US will retain the right to carry out a nuclear strike in response to a conventional attack. A ‘no-first-use’ policy would erode US allies’ belief that they are protected, he said.
A Pentagon official has said that the US will retain the right to carry out a nuclear strike in response to a conventional attack. A ‘no-first-use’ policy would erode US allies’ belief that they are protected, he said.