A Pentagon planning document being updated to reflect the doctrine of pre-emption declared by President Bush in 2002 envisions the use of nuclear weap
September 10, 2005

A Pentagon planning document being updated to reflect the doctrine of pre-emption declared by
President Bush in 2002 envisions the use of nuclear weapons to deter terrorists from using weapons of mass destruction against the United States or its allies....
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When you are fighting religious fanatics, how will threatening them with nukes help the situation? Do they really think pulling out bigger guns is going to accomplish anything other than to create a new strain of extremism ten times worse than it is now.

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