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CSBA Report: Expand NATO Nuclear Mission to Deter Russia

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

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A new report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) suggests the U.S. take a more involved approach to extended nuclear deterrence posture worldwide by broadening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) nuclear mission and developing nuclear sharing arrangements in other regions.According to the report, U.S. extended deterrence posture in Europe is highly institutionalized through a formal alliance of nuclear sharing with some NATO members; in the Asia Pacific region, the posture is moderately institutionalized; and in the…

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