Framing the Next Nuclear Posture Review: A State-Centric, Strategic Approach
Journal: OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries)
Year: 2017

The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released by the Department of Defense (DoD) in&#13;\n2010, announced an unprecedented shift in the U.S. nuclear policy away from state-based threats&#13;\nto nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism concerns. While these issues remain important, the&#13;\nevolving global strategic environment dictates that the next NPR return to a state-centric, strategic&#13;\nfocus emphasizing four states: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. The only strategic peer to the