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You are here: Home / Press Room / Council in the News / Senior Fellow John Isaacs Explains No First Use vs. First Strike

October 4, 2016

Senior Fellow John Isaacs Explains No First Use vs. First Strike

Read the full piece in Medium.

Donald Trump confused the nuclear doctrine of no first use of nuclear weapons and a first nuclear strike at his debate with Hillary Clinton on September 26. But that distinction is lost on most people.

On Monday evening, NBC anchor Lester Holt asked: “On nuclear war, President Obama considered changing the policy on first use. Do you support that?”

Read the full piece in Medium.

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

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