I guess we should not have dumped our missile shield in Poland.
“We reserve the right to nuke you pre-emptively.”
Of course you do, but its impolite to talk about it.
Reaffirmation of a long standing Cold War policy people.
Common sense dictates that if you are going to launch a massive nuclear strike on another nationa, why would you warn them of such? In a Cold War mindset, using nukes preemptively is a near given.
The pre-emptive strike policy goes back to Clinotn’s time I think - ie it is not new - what is new in that policy is the local war option.