The development of new types of nuclear weapons, "low-power" will increase the risk of US war with Russia and China, writes Newsweek referring to specialists.

It is noted that the Department of defense is developing two new samples of nuclear weapons to keep up with Russia and China. In his draft US Nuclear doctrine to the capital of Russia and Beijing received allegations of the escalating nuclear potential, in contrast to the U.S. capital, which, according to the draft, goes in the opposite direction and reduces inventory. This document stipulates the need " to create and adopt a fresh means of deterrence and in order to achieve their goals if deterrence will not work ".

for example, in the project reported about the intention to make a nuclear warhead small capacity for underwater missiles "Trident" used by the submarines of class " Ohio ". Also, the Ministry of defense plans to create a nuclear weapon of low power marine embed.

"at its core is the desire to achieve deterrence by increasing the belief that North America have the opportunity to be the first to use nuclear weapons ",
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