'Instead of distancing himself from the nuclear coercion and brinkmanship of thugs like Putin and Trump, Biden is following their lead,' warned derekjGZ of GlobalZero.
Friday that Biden's"new decision, made earlier this week under pressure from allies, holds that the 'fundamental role' of the U.S. nuclear arsenal will be to deter nuclear attacks"—a subtle but significant shift from his campaign stance.
Nuclear disarmament advocates and experts expressed alarm at Biden's choice to ditch his campaign pledge, arguing the move keeps the U.S. wedded to a dangerous"first-use" nuclear posture. Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, similarly argued in a statement Friday that if reporting on Biden's position change is accurate, he"will have missed a crucial opportunity to move the world back from the nuclear brink."
Biden's decision on the United States' nuclear posture, which has yet to be announced publicly, comes amid growing fears that Russia's assault on UkraineWhen Putin announced he was ordering a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, he threatened any country that attempts to interfere with consequences"Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
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