Pentagon report on nuclear war allegedly accidentally appeared on the Internet
A curious document has been published on the Internet - the US Department of Defense manual on nuclear warfare. The text allegedly got into the global network by accident, but was it really so?
It all started with the fact that the US Joint Chiefs of Staff posted in the public domain, and then deleted a new version of their official doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons. weapons. But the public copy of the document was saved. American analyst Stephen Aftergood says that the Pentagon report presents a strategy for using nuclear deterrence forces, their structure, organization of command and operations.
However, many quotations from the doctrine preserved by Aftergood raise questions. What is worth, for example, such a thesis:
The use of nuclear weapons can create conditions for decisive results and the restoration of strategic stability.
Meanwhile, not so long ago, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published a report on the current state of the nuclear forces of various states. The report emphasizes that the US and Russia currently have 9/10 of the world's nuclear arsenal, which is being gradually reduced thanks to the START-3 treaty, but is not being reduced as rapidly as it could be.
If both countries do not agree to extend START III, which expires in early 3, a new phase of the nuclear arms race could follow. Although both Russia and the United States already suspect each other of systematic violation of mutual agreements. Recall that it was precisely such suspicions that led to the termination of the INF Treaty, and now they threaten the prospects for extending START-2021.
Thus, the director of the US Department of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Lieutenant General Robert Ashley Jr., recently directly accused Russia of non-compliance with the moratorium on nuclear tests and stressed that Russia is currently producing at least 1000 nuclear warheads a year.
The American leadership, accusing Russia of a nuclear race, is leading the US public to the conclusion that in order to deter a potential adversary, it is also necessary to strengthen and improve its own nuclear forces. President Donald Trump and his entourage use accusations against Russia to legitimize US actions to strengthen its nuclear power.
The publication of the official report of the JCS of the US Armed Forces, outlining the strategy for nuclear warfare, in this case turned out to be just in time. After all, American military analysts in this report consider nuclear forces as the most important means of deterring the enemies of the United States. The document also spells out the importance of developing nuclear forces, giving them flexibility, diversity, and expanding their ability to adapt to various situations.
It turns out that the point of view prevailing in the US armed forces is exactly the opposite of what the official representatives of the civilian leadership say. While politicians talk about reducing nuclear arsenals and accuse Russia of not carrying out this reduction, the military is convinced that only the preservation and further development of nuclear weapons can protect the interests of the United States of America.
It is likely that the very appearance of a curious document on the global network was also the result of some political games of the American elite on the eve of such an important event as the expiration of START-3 and the discussion of the prospects for its further extension or, conversely, refusal to extend it.
In any case, one thing is clear - the American state is not really going to reduce and weaken its nuclear potential, as it sees in nuclear weapons one of the most important means of confronting such potential adversaries and competitors as China and Russia.
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