Countering Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction: Are We Doing Enough?

Abstract : Countering nuclear fissile material leakage from the former Soviet Union should be the First National Security Priority of the United States. This problem is here today, and we must be prepared to deal with it now and in the future. It is simply not going to go away with time. Once these nuclear weapons and weapons-useable nuclear materials have dispersed to the possession of Third World rogue states, there is not much we can do to prevent their usage in a regional setting by U.S. Military means. This study discusses national policy and military options available to counter hostile countries nuclear weapons before and after use. There are no clear cut policies and easy military means for neutralizing nuclear weapons in the most likely scenarios. Therefore, The U.S. National Command Authority should consider the framework of these policy and military options in countering nuclear weapons of mass destruction in the future.