S8 Ep1002: Peter Huessy explains that Russia views low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools to achieve victory or coerce opponents. He contrasts this with U.S. doctrine, which keeps such weapons under central command. Huessy warns of the lack

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Peter Huessy discusses the contrasting views of Russia and the U.S. on the use of low-yield tactical nuclear weapons.

Peter Huessy explains that Russia views low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools to achieve victory or coerce opponents. He contrasts this with U.S. doctrine, which keeps such weapons under central command. Huessy warns of the lack of transparency regarding China 's dual-use nuclear capabilities and Russia 's "reckless" potential to use these weapons. (10) 1933 PERSIA

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Host: John Batchelor

Guest: Peter Huessy

Topics covered

• nuclear weapons
• military strategy
• U.S. doctrine
• Russia
• China
• tactical weapons

Keywords

• nuclear weapons
• Russia
• U.S. doctrine
• tactical nuclear weapons
• China
• military strategy

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Places: Russia, U.S., China

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