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September 18, 2017

Mattis: Use of tactical nuclear weapons discussed with South Korea

Policy Analyst James McKeon was cited in The Military Times. 

“However, it’s not the size that determines their tactical or strategic status, McKeon said. The bombs are tactical ― and not governed by the 2010 new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START treaty ― if they are delivered on a tactical aircraft, such as an F-16 or F-15 fighter jet, McKeon said.

The weapons become strategic if delivered via on of the nation’s strategic assets, such as the B-2 or B-52 nuclear-capable bombers.” Read the piece here. 

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