Dangerous ‘First Strike’ Nuclear Policy Adopted in 1945 Still Exists Today

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. Seventy-eight years have now passed since the United States initiated a policy known as “first use” with its atomic attack on Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, it was affirmed with a second detonation over the city of Nagasaki. No nuclear … Continue reading "Dangerous ‘First Strike’ Nuclear Policy Adopted in 1945 Still Exists Today"
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