As part of its general rethinking of America's global strategy, the Bush Administration initiated a re-examination of America's nuclear doctrine that has generated considerable controversy with its focus on maintaining a reliance on nuclear weapons and potentially increasing willingness to use them. Here a group of leading strategic analysts examine the background to the re-evaluation, issues of implementation and potential implications internationally.
JAMES J. WIRTZ is in the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.
JEFFREY A. LARSEN works at the Larsen Consulting Group.